Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has recently revealed that former President Donald Trump has expressed intentions to grant him control over the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Kennedy stated that Trump had assured him of having control over various public health agencies, including HHS and its sub-agencies like CDC, FDA, NIH, and others, along with the USDA. These statements were made in a video clip that has been circulating online.
The New York Times reported that Kennedy clarified the context of the video, mentioning that it was from an internal discussion with campaign workers about get-out-the-vote efforts for Trump. Kennedy expressed his readiness to assist in eliminating conflicts and corruption within public health agencies and reinstating evidence-based science standards.
