Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tells anti-vaccine activists from an organization he once chaired that they have a friend in the White House.
Like all the confirmation hearings, it was just for show of course. Trump wanted RFK’s voter base. RFK went to both Trump and Harris and offered the endorsement in exchange for the Health Secretary role. Harris reportedly refused. Trump was fine with it.
I suspect RFK was actually worth quite a bit to Trump. After all, he brings with him a particular brand of medical conspiracy theorists that Trump needs to speak to.
Like all the confirmation hearings, it was just for show of course. Trump wanted RFK’s voter base. RFK went to both Trump and Harris and offered the endorsement in exchange for the Health Secretary role. Harris reportedly refused. Trump was fine with it.
I suspect RFK was actually worth quite a bit to Trump. After all, he brings with him a particular brand of medical conspiracy theorists that Trump needs to speak to.