Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was nominated by the President-elect of the United States, Donald Trump, to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. This appointment foreshadows radicalism in the field of medicine, vaccines, and food, as the environmental lawyer has always been very controversial for his theories on these subjects, which have not been corroborated.
Kennedy has always been anti-vaccine, he has been against the fluoride that is legally in the water in the United States, rejects the use of pesticides, claims that certain technologies cause cancer, and other theories. All of these beliefs of his increase the expectation, since if approved in government matters, they could have extreme effects on the way of life of Americans.
The position for which Trump appointed him also includes medical research and the Medicare and Medicaid social security programs, so changes in these areas are not ruled out, as Kennedy believes that healthcare should be less scientific and more humane.
France 24 reported that after Trump appointed him to lead the health sector, the shares of major vaccine manufacturers saw significant declines at the close of Thursday, November 14. Moderna Inc. fell by 5.6%, Pfizer Inc. by 2.6%, and Novavax Inc. experienced a 7% drop in market closing.
The official has already proposed eliminating fluoride from the water in the country. Although there are studies that claim that pasteurization of milk eliminates bacteria, Kennedy asserts that it is healthier to drink it raw.
Trump endorses him and said about him that "for too long, Americans have been crushed by the food industrial complex and pharmaceutical companies that have engaged in deception, misinformation, and misinformation when it comes to public health... He would make America great and healthy again!".
But why does Robert F. Kennedy Jr. say all these things? Let's see next.
The theories of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s theories are diverse and highly controversial. None have been scientifically proven, and they are as follows:
- Anti-vaccine movement: In the 2000s, Kennedy began to promote the idea that modern vaccines cause autism in children and that the US government administered them knowing they had this effect.
-Covid-19 racial: In July 2023, the New York Post released a video of him saying in a restaurant that "COVID-19 is aimed at attacking Caucasians and Blacks"; furthermore, he asserted that the most immune are Jews and Chinese. In this way, he highlighted a theory that the virus was intended to target certain races. According to Forbes, he stated that the United States "put hundreds of millions of dollars into ethnically targeted microbes" and laboratories in Ukraine collected Russian and Chinese DNA "so we can target people by race."
-FDA against public health: Kennedy stated in X that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) undermines public health to favor the pharmaceutical industry.
-Wireless technology: The environmental lawyer and former presidential candidate believes that wireless technology causes cancer and other diseases. According to him, cell phones with 5G networks are used by the government to collect user data and control their behaviors; he also claims that WiFi causes cancer, but the American Cancer Society states that there is no evidence of that.
-Fluoride causes diseases: Another theory by Kennedy is that fluoride in the water in the United States is associated with arthritis, bone fractures, bone cancer, loss of IQ, neurodevelopmental disorders, and thyroid disease. However, experts claim that fluoride reduces the risk of dental caries.
-Mass Shootings Due to Medication: Kennedy believes that school mass shootings in the United States are due to the effects of antidepressants like Prozac, as before this medication, there were no records of events of this type.
-Theory about LGBTQ+ youth: refers to endocrine disruptors causing gender dysphoria in children and contributing to an increase in LGBTQ+ youth, as reported by Yahoo. They claim that these disruptors are found in pesticides and plastics. "His comments were based on a study that found that one endocrine disruptor, in particular, can cause a small percentage of male frogs to become females, although experts say there is no evidence that such chemicals cause gender dysphoria in human children," the mentioned portal said.
Controversial quotes by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Next, we present some of the most controversial quotes by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.:
- "There is a scientifically discredited belief that childhood vaccines cause autism."
- "Recommend to all US water systems to remove fluoride from public water."
- "COVID-19 is aimed at attacking Caucasians and Blacks."
"Together we will clean up corruption, stop the revolving door between industry and government, and restore our health agencies to their rich tradition of evidence-based science and gold standard," he stated in X.
- "(The government) allowed (the vaccines) knowing that the pharmaceutical industry was poisoning an entire generation of American children," wrote in Rolling Stone and Salon in 2006.
- “I don’t think you have to be too smart to say that we have a crisis of chronic diseases in this country that starts in childhood with terrible diets.”