AXIOS November 14, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fanned the flames of vaccine misinformation and elevated unfounded claims about corruption within the FDA.
Why it matters: Now, he’s President-elect Trump’s pick to lead America’s health agencies — including the ones he has lambasted for years.
- Some of the concerns Kennedy has raised are relatively mainstream, such as the prevalence of chronic disease and issues with the U.S. food supply.
- But his past comments also include outlandish theories like blaming school shootings on antidepressant use.
Make America Healthy Again movement
State of play: Since suspending his presidential campaign and endorsing Trump, RFK Jr. has been pushing an agenda called Make American Healthy Again, or MAHA.
- It calls for policing food additives...
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