
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was making headlines long before President-elect Donald Trump officially tapped him to oversee the Department of Health and Human Services. The outspoken anti-vaccine activist and nephew of late President John F. Kennedy is expected to impart sweeping changes at the century-old Food and Drug Administration—which is under the HHS umbrella—if he has his way. RFK Jr. and Trump have recited the tagline “make America healthy again” a number of times.
Here's how RFK Jr.—a member of the famed Democratic family—got into Trump’s circle and where his wealth comes from.