Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has launched a web site he says will assist “crowdsource” nominees for greater than 4,000 potential authorities posts in Donald Trump’s upcoming administration. And whereas the anti-vaxxer and conspiracy theorist who deserted his impartial bid for president and threw his assist behind the Republican nominee doesn’t have an official place in Trump’s Cupboard, that hasn’t stopped him from performing like he’s in cost.
Kennedy endorsed Trump after his failed presidential marketing campaign in what can solely be described as an interminably long-winded speech. Since then, Kennedy has mentioned Trump “promised” him he can be a well being czar of types, with “management of the general public well being businesses.”
However RFK Jr’s new crowdsourcing web site goes nicely past public well being positions.
There are classes reminiscent of:
Anybody is free to appoint folks for varied positions, and those that log into the location can then “vote” for his or her favourite. Up to now, RFK Jr. has a vote lead within the class of “America’s Well being.” He’s adopted by holistic chiropractor and osteopath Sherri Tenpenny, whose medical license was suspended after she advised Ohio lawmakers that COVID-19 vaccines turned people into magnets.
For extra perception into the standard of the “crowdsourcing” occurring, take a look at the “Schooling” class, the place Turning Level USA founder Charlie Kirk leads the voting, adopted by finance bro and failed GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. Proper-wing podcaster Candace Owens is in fifth place—sure, the lady who mentioned the one downside with Hitler was that “he had desires outdoors of Germany.”
Kennedy’s historical past of vaccine skepticism worries most public well being specialists. You want solely take a look at Florida for a cautionary story, the place a equally anti-science method was taken by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ surgeon normal decide, Joseph Ladapo, to deleterious public well being outcomes.
The person whose mind housed a lifeless worm stays imprecise about how he would “examine” what he describes as “vaccine security.” Kennedy has promised to eliminate water fluoridation remedies—one thing most specialists contemplate disastrous for public well being.
Trump’s transition staff didn’t remark when requested whether or not or not the president-elect approved Kennedy’s unorthodox staffing effort.
As of the writing of this story, Trump has but to announce his plans for the division of Well being and Human Companies. Nevertheless, Kennedy’s harebrained concepts have reportedly led Trump’s advisers to quietly try to distance das führer from the vaccine skeptic. Will the lifeless bear-cub hoaxer find yourself in a made-up division like Elon Musk and Ramaswamy, the place he will get an opportunity to play faux authorities? We are able to solely wait and see.
