It’s done. It is Robert Kennedy Jr who becomes Minister of Health of the United States despite certain anti-vaccin declarations. The nephew of the murdered president spent one of the last obstacles to his appointment on Tuesday by obtaining the recommendation of a commission from the US Senate.
He must now see his appointment confirmed by all senators, as the Constitution wants. A final stage which promises to be much less perilous after this recommendation in committee, and in view of the majority available to the Republicans in the upper chamber.
At 71, “RFK JR.” must take the lead of a ministry employing more than 80,000 people with the program to “return to America”, playing the slogan “Make America Great Again” by Donald Trump.
Conspiracy and fight against junk food
The announcement of his appointment had caused the indignation of many elected democrats due in particular to his support for conspiracy theories, such as the link between vaccination and autism in children. However, he was praised by personalities from both political edges for his fight against junk food and domination of pharmaceutical groups.
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Hearing last week in the Senate by the Finance Committee, Robert Kennedy Jr had been put in difficulty on several subjects. “Today you deny under oath to be against vaccines, but during an interview with a podcast in July 2023, you said, I quote:” No vaccine is safe and effective “, had said the senator Democrat Ron Wyden, after “RFK Jr.” assured that he was “anti -vaccin” but “for security”.
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