— It appears not likely, however Washington experts state they’ve concerned anticipate the unanticipated
by Kristina Fiore, Director of Enterprise & & Investigative Reporting, MedPage Today
October 29, 2024
Previous president Donald Trump’s rhetoric throughout his rally at Madison Square Garden last weekend about letting Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “go wild” on health, medication, and food might be more than simply bluster.
Numerous news companies– consisting of the Wall Street Journal (WSJand Politico — have actually reported that Kennedy will be thought about for a function in any future Trump administration.
That consists of the function of secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), WSJ reported.
“Trump has actually dedicated to thinking about Kennedy for any task in his administration, an individual knowledgeable about the matter stated, consisting of Health and Human Services Secretary,” according to WSJ“The post manages more than 80,000 federal staff members, a spending plan that tops $3 trillion, and a swath of federal policy.”
Kennedy has actually made obvious of his ridicule for the firms under the HHS Secretary’s province. In a video for the Make America Health Again (MAHA) effort that he leads, Kennedy stated his “huge concern will be to tidy up the general public health companies like CDC, NIH, FDA and U.S. Department of Agriculture.”
“Those companies have actually ended up being sock puppets for the markets they’re expected to control,” Kennedy stated in the video. “President Trump and I are going to change the corrupt industry-captured authorities with sincere public servants.”
Late recently, Kennedy blasted the FDA in a post on X: “FDA’s war on public health will end. This includes its aggressive suppression of psychedelics, peptides, stem cells, raw milk, hyperbaric treatments, chelating substances, ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine, vitamins, tidy foods, sunlight, workout, nutraceuticals and anything else that advances human health and can’t be patented by Pharma. If you work for the FDA and belong to this corrupt system, I have 2 messages for you: 1. Maintain your records, and 2. Load your bags.”
How most likely is it that Kennedy would be chosen for HHS secretary, and be able to bring out his strategies to take apart the country’s premier health companies?
Health Policy vs Health Behavior
Think-tank professionals spoken with by MedPage Today basically stated it was not likely Kennedy would manage that type of demolition task, however that they likewise stated they’ve concerned anticipate the unforeseen from a Trump administration.
Peter Nelson, JD, senior policy fellow at the Center of the American Experiment who worked within the very first Trump administration, informed MedPage Today that the group was “going to break the unique