Donald Trump Declares RFK Jr As HHS Choose: ‘Most Vital Function’

President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday introduced Robert F Kennedy Jr because the secretary of the Well being and Human Providers. In a put up on Fact Social, his social media platform, Trump stated that the previous Democrat would have the “most essential function” in his cupboard.

“For too lengthy, People have been crushed by the commercial meals complicated and drug firms who’ve engaged in deception, misinformation, and disinformation in the case of Public Well being,” Trump wrote within the put up.

“The Security and Well being of all People is an important function of any Administration, and HHS will play a giant function in serving to be sure that everyone will probably be protected against dangerous chemical compounds, pollution, pesticides, pharmaceutical merchandise, and meals components which have contributed to the overwhelming Well being Disaster on this Nation,” he added.

Earlier, Politico reported citing a supply that the Trump marketing campaign was anticipated to announce RFK Jr for that function. Nevertheless, when the reached out to the marketing campaign, that they had not responded. Trump has, to date, introduced all his key appointments on Fact Social.

RFK Jr’s function because the HSS secretary has brought on concern in some sections, given the 70-year-old’s historical past with health-related disinformation through the COVID-19 pandemic. The previous Democrat had famously reiterated the debunked idea that COVID-19 vaccines trigger autism. He additionally wrote a ebook accusing Anthony Fauci, President Biden’s former chief well being advisor, of collaborating with pharma firms and Invoice Gates to attempt to promote vaccines.

Nevertheless, after Trump’s win, he appeared in a TV interview the place he stated that he would work to make all medical analysis on the vaccine accessible and let folks select on their very own in the event that they need to take the dose.

“I’m going to ensure scientific security research and efficacy are on the market, and other people could make particular person assessments about whether or not that product goes to be good for them,” he had stated in a TV interview final week.