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Trump picks Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be his Department of Health and Human Services secretary
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2024-11-21 at 10:43 PM UTCThis touche fascist is pushing dangerous conspiracies theories into our healthcare and food industries!
RFK WAS NEVER A REAL DEMOCRAT, HE WAS ALWAYS A REPUBLICAN!
HE CHEATED THE ELECTION, DEMOCRACY IS OVER!West Palm Beach, Florida CNN —
President-elect Donald Trump has picked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be his next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, a choice that would add to Trump’s list of provocative picks whose confirmation processes will test the loyalty of Senate Republicans.
Trump on Thursday announced the selection, confirming CNN’s earlier reporting, saying he was thrilled to share the pick.
“The Safety and Health of all Americans is the most important role of any Administration, and HHS will play a big role in helping ensure that everybody will be protected from harmful chemicals, pollutants, pesticides, pharmaceutical products, and food additives that have contributed to the overwhelming Health Crisis in this Country,” Trump said in a post on X. “Mr. Kennedy will restore these Agencies to the traditions of Gold Standard Scientific Research, and beacons of Transparency, to end the Chronic Disease epidemic, and to Make America Great and Healthy Again!”
Kennedy, who accepted the offer Thursday, has been one of the nation’s most prominent anti-vaccine conspiracy theorists for years and has frequently spread false conspiracy theories about the safety and efficacy of vaccines. He has been in Palm Beach, Florida, for several days following the election.
In a statement Thursday, Kennedy emphasized the importance of ridding the department of “corruption” and vowed to “provide Americans with transparency” so they can make individual health decisions.
“I look forward to working with the more than 80,000 employees at HHS to free the agencies from the smothering cloud of corporate capture so they can pursue their mission to make Americans once again the healthiest people on Earth,” Kennedy said.
If confirmed as the top public health official in the country, Kennedy would oversee the operations of the Affordable Care Act, Medicare and Medicaid. Though Trump has moved away from seeking to fully repeal Obamacare, it remains to be seen whether he and his health officials will release a plan to improve the law, as Trump promised on the campaign trail.
Kennedy would also be involved in any changes Trump and congressional Republicans attempt to make to Medicaid, which provides health care coverage for low-income Americans. In Trump’s first term, the agency tried to institute work requirements, which was largely blocked in court, and lawmakers unsuccessfully sought to reduce the program’s funding. The program, which covers nearly 72.5 million Americans, is expected to be a target in Trump’s second term, especially as the GOP seeks savings to offset the tax relief they hope to implement.
Kennedy’s selection, first reported by Politico, is a notable one given that only days before the election, Trump’s transition co-chair Howard Lutnick told CNN that Kennedy was “not getting a job for HHS.”
“He would not be in charge of HHS?” he was asked on “The Source with Kaitlan Collins.”
“No,” Lutnick said, “of course not.”https://us.cnn.com/2024/11/14/politics/robert-f-kennedy-donald-trump-hhs/index.html
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2024-11-23 at 12:22 AM UTCThey always go in as heroes, but once they're in they actually cause more damage than if they'd never made it. Name a single government official who actually ended up making the country better or ended up helping someone. Zero. Zilch. Zip. People erect these gods of wood and stone, then they get all upset when they do fuck-all but fuck things up even worse than before. You know what the real answer is? FUCK THEM ALL. It's that simple.
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2024-11-23 at 12:44 AM UTCI'm just going to sit and watch everything happen and not chime in on political topics anymore.
just not say shit. Be old and I see a crowed of people protesting I will turn 180 and find the next street to walk up. -
2024-11-23 at 1:08 AM UTCya right nigga u a whiney little bitch adn you won't stay out of a political discussion or any discussion someone can have an opinion on because you're a bitch who needs to piss and moan for attention
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2024-11-23 at 2:42 AM UTC
Originally posted by Landy Pamm I'm just going to sit and watch everything happen and not chime in on political topics anymore.
just not say shit. Be old and I see a crowed of people protesting I will turn 180 and find the next street to walk up.
You have to take notice of everything, because then you will know your enemy. Knowing your enemy is the first step to self-preservation. -
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2024-11-23 at 3:47 AM UTCThen he will beat me
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