Trump Picks RFK Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services

If confirmed, Kennedy will oversee the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, and other agencies.
Trump Picks RFK Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services
(Left) President-elect Donald Trump. (Right) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Trump on Nov. 14 nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be his Health and Human Services secretary. Saul Loebolivier Touron/AFP via Getty Images
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President-elect Donald Trump on Nov. 14 said he is “thrilled to announce” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in a statement on social media.

“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 on X as part of his announcement.