Trump picks RFK Jr., anti-vaccine activist, for health and human services secretary
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Trump nominates Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretaryThe selection ends days of speculation about Kennedy’s role; the post requires Senate confirmation.
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- Trump announced the nomination on Truth Social; Kennedy is 70, withdrew from the 2024 presidential race and subsequently endorsed Trump.
- HHS includes the CDC, FDA, NIH and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, among other agencies.
- If confirmed, the appointment could bring a major shakeup to federal health agencies; Kennedy has threatened at the FDA to eliminate entire departments and fire employees he portrayed as waging war on public health.
- Kennedy has repeatedly claimed that vaccines are linked to autism despite numerous studies in several countries disproving the association over decades, and he founded the anti-vaccine group Children’s Health Defense.
"I'm speechless," Besser said. "To have someone leading the Department of Health and Human Services who has been one of the biggest purveyors of misinformation about vaccines, one of the biggest purveyors of misinformation about public health in general, would imperil the health of people across the country."— Dr. Richard Besser, former acting director of the CDC, reacting to Kennedy's nomination for HHS.
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I call on Gavi today to re-earn the public trust, and to justify the $8 billion that America has provided in funding since 2001.— Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated in a video during a Gavi fundraising event in Brussels.
Experts warn RFK Jr. is unraveling the system that kept vaccines safe: Kennedy has long held many vaccine-skeptic views.
abcnews.go.com/Health/experts-warn-rfk-jr-unraveling-system-vaccines-safe/story
RFK Jr. Is Barely Even Pretending Anymore: America’s anti-vaccine era is truly beginning.
theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/06/cdc-acip-anti-vaccine-rfk/683156/
Many in the autism community say RFK Jr. is pushing harmful and regressive rhetoric about who they are
cnn.com/2025/04/19/health/autism-rfk-criticism/
Key FactsCriticism of RFK Jr.: Importance of Autism Highlighted
Apr 18, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: thehill.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: thehill.com
- Minnesota's First Lady, Gwen Walz, criticized Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for his remarks on autism.
- Kennedy described autism as a destroyer of families and resources, prompting strong reactions.
- Gwen Walz emphasized that individuals with autism are valuable members of society and contribute more than Kennedy.
- Rep. Maxwell Frost also condemned Kennedy's comments, clarifying that autism is a neurological condition.
Individuals with autism are family, neighbors, students, and coworkers and they contribute more to this nation than this man ever will.— Gwen Walz, Minnesota's First Lady, responding to comments made by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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