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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Maanvi Singh

Who is RFK Jr and what are his likely top priorities?

Donald Trump and Robert F Kennedy shake hands at a campaign event
Kennedy backed Trump as presidential candidate after ending his own campaign in August. Photograph: Carlos Barría/Reuters

Robert F Kennedy Jr, the man Donald Trump has nominated to oversee key US health agencies, rose to national prominence as one of the most persistent and influential vaccine deniers in the country.

Kennedy, 70, backed Trump after ending his own third-party bid for president in August. He is the son of the former attorney general and presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy and the nephew of president John F Kennedy.

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