Trump plans to nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for health department leadership

President-elect Donald Trump plans to nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy is known for controversial public health views, including a proposal to remove fluoride from drinking water, which he claims is no longer necessary. Kennedy, a vaccine skeptic, has criticized COVID-19 vaccines and government mandates. He has made statements linking the virus to ethnic targeting, which he later clarified was not intended to suggest deliberate engineering. He has proposed significant changes to health research funding, advocating for a focus on alternative therapies. Kennedy also aims to reform food and drug safety standards and has raised concerns about chemicals in drinking water affecting children's health.