Source: The American Prospect
by Emma Janssen
“Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s list of disqualifications for the role of secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is long and well documented. He is the founder of the anti-vaccine group Children’s Health Defense, vowed to remove fluoride from drinking water, and spewed race science, claiming that Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese people are immune from COVID-19. But despite all of the above, RFK Jr. seems to appeal to many not just on the political right, but also on the left. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat who has been firm in his post-election commitments to insulate Coloradans from the Trump administration, wrote on X on November 14: ‘I’m excited by the news that the President-Elect will appoint @RobertKennedyJr to @HHSGov. He helped us defeat vaccine mandates in Colorado in 2019 and will help make America healthy again by shaking up HHS and FDA.'” (11/20/24)
https://prospect.org/health/2024-11-20-empty-hope-rfk-jr-hhs/