President-elect Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attend a campaign rally in Georgia last month. President Trump announced this week that he has nominated Kennedy for Secretary of Health and Human Services. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Hide Caption
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President-elect Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attend a campaign rally in Georgia last month. President Trump announced this week that he has nominated Kennedy for Secretary of Health and Human Services.
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This week, President-elect Donald Trump announced Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services.
The nomination came after President Trump promised to give Kennedy a “big health binge” during the campaign.
Kennedy held a number of controversial opinions about health, including claims that vaccines cause autism, fluoride contaminates public water supplies, and that AIDS is not caused by the HIV virus, which have been proven scientifically false. has advanced many claims made.
President Kennedy had long wanted to fundamentally reshape American health care policy. He may get his chance soon.
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This episode was produced by Mark Rivers and Megan Lim. . Edited by Courtney Dorning. The executive producer is Sami Yenigun.
