Even RFK’s More Benign-Sounding Rhetoric is Rooted in the Dangerous Ideology Set to Guide U.S. Health Policy

Donald Trump’s Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, Measles-dismisser, nepo-baby, bear cub-dumper, and vaccine skeptic, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., was one of the president’s more questionable nominations. This is a significant achievement in itself when compared with other dangerously unsuitable candidates for high office, like Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth; Director of National Intelligence and credibly-accused Russian asset, Tulsi Gabbard; and FBI director and QAnon promoter, Kash Patel, who comes with his own enemies list.