AJMC November 15, 2024
In the hours after President-elect Donald J. Trump tapped Robert F. Kennedy Jr to lead HHS, reactions came swiftly to the controversial pick who would have a large influence to shake up public health.
President-elect Donald J. Trump recently announced his nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr to lead HHS.1 The decision was anticipated in the days before, and reactions came quickly.
After Kennedy suspended his own independent presidential campaign, he quickly threw his support behind Trump, and his views on public health, drugs, and nutrition became part of Trump’s “Make America Healthy Again” platform. Trump had vowed to let Kennedy “go wild” on health care.2
Trump’s announcement, which was released on his own Truth Social platform, was swiftly followed...