Robert Kennedy Jr. has linked the Covid-19 vaccine to autism, is pro-abortion, had a heroin addiction, fought for environmental protection, and claims a worm ate part of his skull. It's hard to pin down the personality of the man who is set to become Donald Trump's next Health Minister. Robert Kennedy Jr. is the nephew of John Fitzgerald Kennedy (JFK), the Democratic president assassinated in 1963. Aged 70, he is an environmental lawyer with no scientific training. For Donald Trump, the department “will play a big role in ensuring that everyone is protected from the chemicals, pollutants, pesticides, pharmaceuticals and dangerous food additives that have contributed to the “massive health crisis in this country,” he insists on X. 
An assumed conspiracy theorist
Robert Kennedy Jr. made headlines during the Covid-19 pandemic. He initially claimed that the disease had been deliberately released from the city of Wuhan (China) in order to establish a kind of global totalitarianism, illustrated by the mandatory wearing of masks and compulsory vaccination, reports BFMTV. According to him, the Covid-19 vaccine was linked to cases of autism. He nevertheless assured that once at the Ministry of Health, he “would not take away anyone's vaccines,” which is technically impossible anyway. Finally, he assured that Anne Frank “was in a better situation when she and her family were hiding from the Nazis than the population forced to be vaccinated against Covid-19 in 2022. It is important to point out that he chairs a non-profit organization that campaigns against vaccines, according to Midi Libre.
As Health Secretary, Robert Kennedy Jr. wants to recommend removing fluoride from tap water. This measure, which is considered one of the ten greatest health successes of the 20th century by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), would reduce the risk of cavities by more than 25% according to the American Dental Association. But Robert Kennedy Jr. assures that it causes cancer, which is false.
Robert Kennedy Jr.'s personal life was marked by two tragedies: the assassination of his uncle, President Kennedy, in 1963, and then that of his father, who was a Democratic senator and running for president, in 1968. According to him, these two assassinations were ordered by the CIA, reports Radio-Canada. This is also the reason why he withdrew his candidacy for the White House in the face of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, convinced what his security was worth. He was credited with 5% of the voting intentions when he abandoned the race in favor of Donald Trump, without the support of his family.
His fight against Monsanto
Robert Kennedy Jr. is a respected lawyer in environmental law. He has led several fights, notably against the giant Monsanto and its herbicide Roundup. He is one of the lawyers of Dewayne Lee Johnson, a man who sued Monsanto in 2018 for hiding the dangerous effects of glyphosate, which gave him cancer. He was awarded $289 million by the company.
His personal health troubles
The next US Secretary of Health has health problems of his own. First, he is a former drug addict. Indeed, he claims to have wanted to “fill a void” with heroin, while still deeply affected by the assassination of his father and uncle. Second, he is said to suffer from a neurological disease. Although it is not known exactly what illness he is dealing with, the consequences are noticeable in his quavering voice.
Finally, he made several rather delusional statements. As reported by Radio-Canada, he said that a worm had “gotten into [his] brain and [had] eaten part of it” before dying in his skull. Robert Kennedy Jr. also said, during the American campaign, that he had given up the corpse of a bear cub in Central Park, New York.
His fights for health
With his sidekick with the blond locks, the one nicknamed “Bobby” intends to promote the MAHA movement, “Make America Healthy Again”, modeled on the MAGA, “Make America Great Again”. Contrary to a number of his proposals and declarations, the next Minister of Health expresses ideas that hold water. He speaks in particular of the fight against obesity, notably due to poor diet and fast food. Some diabetes drugs could also see their prices decrease. He wants to “clean up public health agencies,” such as the CDC, which is responsible for health recommendations, the NIH, which is responsible for research, and the FDA, which is responsible for drugs.
While his positions on abortion have not always been the same, he is now campaigning for the authorization of abortion until viability. of the fetus, or about 24 weeks. That was the limit set by Roe v. Wade for fifty years, before it was overturned by the Republican-majority Supreme Court in 2022. Before that, he insisted that women should be able to abort throughout their pregnancies, not trusting the government to wield power “over bodies.”