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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Joe Sommerlad

Trump to appoint United Healthcare-funded lobbyist to top position in apparent rebuke of RFK Jr’s agenda

Donald Trump is reportedly set to appoint a prominent healthcare industry lobbyist to his new administration in a move that could potentially tee up a power struggle with Robert F Kennedy Jr, his controversial nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

According to The Financial Times, the new president has Don Dempsey in mind to be his top health official at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

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