President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday nominated former third-party candidate Robert F. Kennedy to guide the Well being and Human Providers (HHS) Division.
Trump introduced in a written assertion on social media:
I’m thrilled to announce Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as The USA Secretary of Well being and Human Providers (HHS). For too lengthy, People have been crushed by the economic meals complicated and drug firms who’ve engaged in deception, misinformation, and disinformation in relation to Public Well being. The Security and Well being of all People is crucial position of any Administration, and HHS will play a giant position in serving to be certain that everyone shall 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. Mr. Kennedy will restore these Businesses to the traditions of Gold Commonplace Scientific Analysis, and beacons of Transparency, to finish the Power Illness epidemic, and to Make America Nice and Wholesome Once more!
Donald Trump Jr., Trump’s son, wrote, “Robert F Kennedy Jr shall be The Secretary of Well being and Human Providers! Guarantees Made Guarantees Stored.”
Trump has promised to let Kennedy “go wild” with healthcare coverage over meals and healthcare coverage after the third-party candidate dropped out and endorsed Trump’s bid to turn into the forty seventh president.
“He’s going to assist make America wholesome once more. … He needs to do some issues, and we’re going to let him get to it,” Trump mentioned in his victory speech, citing Kennedy’s “Make America Wholesome Once more [MAHA]” initiative. “Go have a great time, Bobby.”
Kennedy would have, if confirmed, sway over a large swathe of healthcare regulatory our bodies, which incorporates the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention (CDC), the Nationwide Institutes of Well being, the Facilities for Medicare & Medicaid Providers (CMS), and the Meals and Drug Administration (FDA).
Kennedy wrote in late October:
FDA’s battle on public well being is about to finish. This contains its aggressive suppression of psychedelics, peptides, stem cells, uncooked milk, hyperbaric therapies, chelating compounds, ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine, nutritional vitamins, clear meals, sunshine, train, nutraceuticals and anything that advances human well being and may’t be patented by Pharma. Should you work for the FDA and are a part of this corrupt system, I’ve two messages for you: 1. Protect your data, and a couple of. Pack your luggage.
Kennedy has been vital of childhood vaccination schedules, fluoride in ingesting water, and processed vegetable oils in processed meals. He would seemingly push the federal authorities to advise native governments to cease together with fluoride in water.
Kennedy has described fluoride as “an industrial waste related to arthritis, bone fractures, bone most cancers, IQ loss, neurodevelopmental problems and thyroid illness.”
He has referred to “seed oils” — corresponding to canola oil, corn oil, and sunflower oil — as poison for his or her extremely refined manufacturing processes.
Sen. Invoice Cassidy (R-LA), the rating member of the Senate Well being, Training, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, launched an announcement on Trump’s nomination of Kennedy for HHS, saying, “RFK Jr. has championed points like wholesome meals and the necessity for higher transparency in our public well being infrastructure. I sit up for studying extra about his different coverage positions and the way they are going to assist a conservative, pro-American agenda.”
Sean Moran is a coverage reporter for Breitbart Information. Observe him on X @SeanMoran3.