Donald Trump announced on Thursday, November 14, the appointment of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a former vaccine-skeptic lawyer known for spreading conspiracy theories, to the position of Secretary of Health. “For too long, Americans have been crushed by the food industry and pharmaceutical companies that engaged in public health deception and misinformation.”declared President-elect Donald Trump on his social network Truth Social.
Under his leadership, the ministry “will play an important role in ensuring that everyone is protected from the dangerous chemicals, pollutants, pesticides, pharmaceuticals and food additives that have contributed to the enormous health crisis in this country”wrote the president-elect in X.
The nephew of assassinated President John F. Kennedy, a former environmental law attorney with no scientific training, has forged an unlikely alliance with the 78-year-old tribune since he resigned as an independent presidential candidate in August.
He has spread conspiracy theories, particularly about Covid-19 vaccines, and calls for an end to adding fluoride to tap water. This measure aimed at preventing cavities is considered by the medical community as one of the greatest health successes of the 20th century.my century in the United States.
For Donald Trump there is no doubt in repeating what he described as the “the biggest mistake” of his first term (2017-2021), in a podcast recorded at the end of October with the very influential Joe Rogan, specifically, choosing “people who were not loyal”.
Choose your lieutenants by watching the candidates’ televised speeches
Donald Trump, except for a whirlwind visit to Washington on Wednesday, has been holed up since his victory in his Florida residence. According to the press, he chooses his lieutenants by watching the candidates’ televised speeches.
The announcement that, by far, caused the most stir was that of Matt Gaetz as Minister of Justice. This thunderous Trumpist, suspected of having relations with a minor, led the overthrow of the Republican leader of the House of Representatives in the fall of 2022, sowing enormous political chaos.
the 45my and soon 47my The president of the United States favors personalities who sometimes have no experience in the state apparatus, but who support him without reservation. Like Elon Musk, who will head a commission to reduce public spending and deregulation, the legal contours of which are still unclear.
