Trump’s victory will have ripple effects for years. And one of the biggest ones will come from a former opponent.
And RFK Jr. revealed what he’ll do on day one in the Trump administration.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently suggested that a second Trump administration could overhaul parts of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to root out what he describes as “corruption.”
In an interview with MSNBC on Wednesday following President-elect Donald Trump’s 2024 election victory, Kennedy, now a significant Trump ally after endorsing him, was asked about his potential role in the new administration and whether he’d consider “clearing out the top level federal service workers that are currently at the FDA and the CDC.”
“In some categories, I would say,” Kennedy replied.
Kennedy singled out specific departments within the FDA, particularly the nutrition division, which he believes is failing the public.
“In some categories, their entire departments, like the nutrition department in the FDA, they have to go. They’re not doing their job. They’re not protecting our kids. Why do we have Froot Loops in this country that have 18 or 19 ingredients, and you go to Canada, and it’s got two or three?”
On the question of dismantling entire agencies like the FDA, Kennedy was more cautious.
“To eliminate the agencies, as long as it requires congressional approval, I wouldn’t be doing that,” he stated, adding:
“But I can get the corruption out of the agencies. This is what I’ve been doing for 40 years. I’ve sued all those agencies. I have a Ph.D. in corporate corruption and that’s what I do. Once they’re not corrupt, once Americans are getting good science and are allowed to make their own choices, they’re going to get a lot healthier.”
Kennedy later shared the interview on X, reiterating his pledge to “clean up the corruption” in health agencies like the FDA.
“President Trump has asked me to do three things: 1. Clean up the corruption in our government health agencies. 2. Return those agencies to their rich tradition of gold-standard, evidence-based science. 3. Make America Healthy Again by ending the chronic disease epidemic,” he wrote.
President Trump has asked me to do three things:
1. Clean up the corruption in our government health agencies.
2. Return those agencies to their rich tradition of gold-standard, evidence-based science.
3. Make America Healthy Again by ending the chronic disease epidemic. pic.twitter.com/WHMOsD0CiI— Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) November 6, 2024
Initially, Kennedy ran as an independent candidate but ultimately suspended his campaign in August, throwing his support behind Trump.
Since then, he’s been a vocal advocate for Trump and has hinted at a potential White House role.
Just days before the election, Kennedy also floated another health-related policy idea, suggesting that Trump would remove fluoride from drinking water.
“On January 20, the Trump White House will advise all U.S. water systems to remove fluoride from public water,” Kennedy posted on X.
He described fluoride as “an industrial waste associated with arthritis, bone fractures, bone cancer, IQ loss, neurodevelopmental disorders, and thyroid disease,” adding that former President Trump and first lady Melania Trump “want to Make America Healthy Again.”
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