Trump chooses Robert F Kennedy Jr for Health and Human Services

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Kennedy ran an independent presidential campaign alongside running mate Nicole Shanahan, attempting to rival both Trump and Kamala Harris in the 2024 election.
The Independent
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The nomination immediately sparked controversy, mostly over Kennedy potentially overseeing the national health infrastructure despite his long history of anti-vaccine activism and other questionable positions on health and medicine.
Newsweek
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Long before the COVID-19 pandemic, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was building up a following with his anti-vaccine nonprofit group, Children’s Health Defense, and becoming one of the world’s most influential spreaders of fear and distrust around vaccines.
Time
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Trump tapped Kennedy to helm the federal health agency on Thursday, invoking instant condemnation from top Democrats who have characterized the long-time environmental lawyer as anti-vaccine and a “fringe conspiracy theorist.” Polis was not one of them, posting a series of praises explaining his support for Kennedy.
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POLITICO
Trump to select Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead HHS
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Mother Jones
How RFK Jr. Falsely Denied His Connection to a Deadly Measles Outbreak in Samoa
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