President Donald Trump reportedly views Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and his passionate following among so-called Make American Healthy Again (MAHA) moms as a key asset in the 2026 midterms, betting that support for Kennedy’s health priorities will outweigh those alarmed by his efforts to scale back vaccine access.
This view, as Politico reports, is causing tension with some inside the Republican Party, who point to Americans’ general, though declining, support for vaccines.