RFK Jr., Whose Misinformation Helped Cause a Measles Outbreak That Killed 83 People, Says Trump Has Promised Him “Control” of “Public Health Agencies”

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told supporters at an event on Monday that Donald Trump has pledged to give him “control” of multiple federal health agencies in a second term, a move that would be not unlike putting a mass murderer in charge of the Justice Department.

Speaking via livestream, the former third-party candidate said, “The key that I think—you know, that President Trump has promised me—is control of the public health agencies, which are HHS and its subagencies—CDC, FDA, NIH, and a few others—and then also the USDA, which is—which, you know, is key to making America healthy. Because we’ve got to get off of seed oils, and we’ve got to get off of pesticide-intensive agriculture.”

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HHS is the Department of Health and Human Services, which is in charge of protecting the health of all Americans. Among other things, it includes the agency that administers Medicare and Medicaid; oversees the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and works to prevent disease outbreaks and ensure food and drug safety. So the idea of letting Kennedy “control” such a department is actually insane, and if you’re wondering why, a quick reminder that Kennedy:

During a rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Trump told the crowd that he would let Kennedy “go wild on the food” and “go wild on the medicines” if given a second term in November.

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