Who is Robert F Kennedy Jr: Donald Trump has won the US presidential election. He will take oath as White House chair in January. Before that he has already started forming his new team. Donald Trump has now included in his team a person whose views are considered dangerous from public health point of view. The person who is considered an anti-vaccine activist in America, Trump has made him the US Health Secretary. Yes, anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been appointed by Donald Trump as the head of the US Department of Health and Human Services. This decision of Donald Trump has surprised everyone. Experts are considering this as a step which will test the loyalty of the Republican Party leaders in the Senate.
Donald Trump himself gave this information on Thursday. Donald Trump is very happy that Robert Kennedy Jr. is joining his team. Trump wrote on Twitter, ‘The biggest responsibility of any government is to ensure the health and safety of its citizens. The Health and Human Services Department will play a big role in this matter. This department will play an important role in ensuring that all American citizens are protected from the hazardous chemicals, pollutants, pesticides, drugs, and food additives that pose a major health threat to our country today. A crisis has arisen.
Donald Trump further wrote, ‘Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will again set high standards of scientific research and bring transparency in these departments, so that long-standing diseases can be dealt with and America can be made great and healthy again. . Robert F. Kennedy Jr. or RFK will be tasked with overseeing drug, vaccine and food security, medical research and social safety net programs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is the same person whose views on public health have often been described as dangerous.
According to CNN news, Robert F. Kennedy accepted the post on Thursday. He has been America’s most prominent anti-vaccine opponent for the past several years and has often made false claims about the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine. He has been in Palm Beach, Florida since the election.
Who is Robert F. Kennedy Jr.?
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is one of the world’s most prominent anti-vaccine activists. He has strongly supported the now-debunked claims linking vaccines to autism and other health problems. He comes from one of the most powerful political families in the world. He is the son of the late Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and nephew of President John F. Kennedy. He challenged Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination last year and later ran as an independent candidate in the presidential race.
Have become good friends of Trump
However, Kennedy later compromised with the Republican Party and started openly supporting Donald Trump. Now he got his reward. Since then he and newly elected President Trump have become good friends. Both had campaigned extensively together in the last phase of the election and Trump had made it clear that he wanted to give Kennedy a major role in overseeing public health as part of the ‘Make America Healthy Again’ campaign.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: November 15, 2024, 06:36 IST
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