President-elect Donald Trump announced in a Thursday tweet that he will nominate Robert Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
Kennedy originally made a run for the White House as a third party candidate but ended his campaign in August to endorse and join forces with Trump.
The president-elect wrote that the “Make America Great and Healthy Again” candidate will restore the federal health agencies to “the traditions of Gold Standard Scientific Research, and beacons of Transparency, to end the Chronic Disease epidemic.”
“I am thrilled to announce Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as The United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). For too long, Americans have been crushed by the industrial food complex and drug companies who have engaged in deception, misinformation, and disinformation when it comes to Public Health,” Trump wrote.
“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,” he added.
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