Trump nominates anti-vaccine activist RFK Jr. to lead Health and Human Services

Trump announced Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees FDA, CDC, NIH, and Medicare/Medicaid. Kennedy has a decades-long history of spreading vaccine misinformation, including false claims linking vaccines to autism. He founded Children's Health Defense, designated an anti-vaccine group by the CDC. During COVID, he compared vaccine mandates to Nazi policies. Trump said Kennedy would 'Make America Healthy Again.'

"I am thrilled to announce Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as The United States Secretary of Health and Human Services. For too long, Americans have been crushed by the industrial food complex." — Truth Social announcement, November 14, 2024