Trump Promises to Appoint Kennedy to Chronic Disease Panel

Kennedy urged his followers to back the former president in his first appearance since dropping out of the 2024 election.
Trump Promises to Appoint Kennedy to Chronic Disease Panel
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump shakes hands with independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a campaign rally at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Ariz., on Aug. 23, 2024. Evan Vucci/AP Photo
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Former President Donald Trump says he will appoint Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to a new federal panel on chronic disease should he win reelection, Trump announced during an Aug. 23 rally featuring the independent candidate.

“I want to salute Bobby’s decades of work as an advocate for the health of our families and our children. Nobody’s done more,” Trump said during the rally in Glendale, Arizona, referencing Kennedy’s decades of work for Children’s Health Defense.