Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks in Phoenix on Aug. 23, 2024. Kennedy droppped out of the presidential race and endorsed former President Donald Trump. Olivier Touron/AFP via Getty Images
Fighting chronic disease, improving children’s health, and addressing corporate capture of government agencies are Kennedy’s passions.
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks in Phoenix on Aug. 23, 2024. Kennedy droppped out of the presidential race and endorsed former President Donald Trump. Olivier Touron/AFP via Getty Images
In his bid to grow his “make America healthy again” movement, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has highlighted the chronic disease epidemic in the United States as well as what he calls corporate corruption of government agencies.
On Nov. 14, he took one step closer to tackling those issues when he was chosen by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).