Trump expected to select Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead HHS

[Mortos]

Source: Politico

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate former presidential candidate and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, according to a person with direct knowledge of the selection.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/14/robert-f-kennedy-jr-trump-hhs-secretary-pick-00188617

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Jesus Fucking Christ!

[cstanleytech]

1. A brain worm injured person leading Heath and Human Services is like asking Bin Laden to be the head of the FFA.

[Mortos]

2. A brain worm infested vaccine denying

raw milk guzzler...

[John1956PA]

3. . . . road-kill scrounger . . . n/t

[LudwigPastorius]

31. ...dead whale decapitator...

[CrispyQ]

4. Get your vaccines while you can!

Shingles is nasty stuff!! A friend had it on one side of her face & an ear was in excruciating pain.

Frankly, I can't even imagine this dept being overseen by this kook.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

19. He wants to cut the HHS budget into two parts.

One half would be performing the same functions as the current organization does now; the other half would be focused on naturopathic treatments.

I'm sure his "vaccines cause autism" conspiracy theory will be pushed. Get ready for cases of measles, mumps, polio, etc. to reappear.

T***p didn't kill enough people with his non-response to COVID, so he's bringing in RFK Jr. to finish the job.

[Rebl2]

32. Shingles

can also get in the eyes and cause damage and possible blindness. I got the vaccine last year and it’s two doses a few months apart. I have eye issues and certainly didn’t want to take a chance.

[Dave Bowman]

5. Please tell me this is a joke.

A really sick joke.

[Harker]

7. I'm sorry, Dave.

I can't do that.

[ificandream]

10. Thanks, HAL9000.

[Harker]

15. I'd been waiting a long time for that.

🤖

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

8. Oh Gawd!!!

Just when I thought it couldn't get worse, it does.

[riversedge]

6. RFK, Jr. is named as Trump's HHS pick: Expect a booming market tiny headstones and infant funeral clothes.

Whose child will die because the neighbor kid or kid at school passed on a deadly disease?
What will it take for people to get serious about getting vaccinated??


RFK, Jr. is named as Trump's HHS pick.

Expect a booming market tiny headstones and infant funeral clothes.

Link to tweet

[Upthevibe]

9. Kick. N/T

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

11. Official now

Trump selects vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead HHS

President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday announced he had selected Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to run the Department of Health and Human Services, the sprawling agency responsible for administering millions of Americans’ health insurance, approving drugs and medical supplies, regulating food and responding to infectious-disease outbreaks.

“The Safety and Health of all Americans is the most important role of any Administration, and HHS will play a big role in helping ensure that everybody will be protected from harmful chemicals, pollutants, pesticides, pharmaceutical products, and food additives that have contributed to the overwhelming Health Crisis in this Country,” Trump wrote in a post on X.

Public health experts have warned that Kennedy, a longtime anti-vaccine activist who endorsed Trump in August in exchange for a role in his future administration, could undermine vaccine oversight if he takes charge of the nation’s health department.

Kennedy has vowed to pursue his “Make America Healthy Again” agenda, which targets causes of chronic disease and childhood illness. He has also said he wants to replace career officials at several of the health department’s agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration, because he believes the agencies have been too sympathetic to private industry. He also recently said the Trump administration would push to get fluoride out of drinking water.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/11/14/trump-administration-transition/#link-EMTDTQKNB5GTBFV4VA5HLTHEJM

[IronLionZion]

12. Selecting the absolute worst people for every role

because Trump is the worst president.

They have already announced plans to fire anyone who doesn't seem loyal enough to der Fuhrer.

[smb]

29. The Closest Analogy I Can Think Of...

...is the episode of the 60s Adam West Batman series where the Penguin was running for mayor of Gotham City and declared his intention to appoint the Riddler as Police Commissioner and the Joker as Chief of Police.

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

35. I remember that episode.

People were wearing “Pengy for Mayor” buttons and I think Batman and Penguin had a debate.

[smb]

37. Penguin's Debate Argument Reminds Me Of Chump's Loco-Weed Word Salad

"Whenever you've seen Batman, who's he with? Criminals, that's who! You look in the old newspapers, and every picture of Batman shows him with thugs and with thieves and hobnobbing with crooks. Whereas my pictures show me always surrounded by whom? By the police!"

[maxsolomon]

13. Elect a clown, expect a circus.

Some men just want to see the world burn.

[Bengus81]

14. Wait until he tries to outlaw WiFi. Yup...causing autism, food allergies and chronic illnesses.......

Better kill off all those wind generators too......

[dalton99a]

16. POS is not qualified to manage a lemonade stand

[Beacool]

17. Is this from The Onion????

A loon who eats roadkill and had a worm in his brain to head Human Services. A woman who is a Putin supporter to head Intelligence (no need for Trump to steal any more confidential documents to pass to his buddy). A FOX host with zero administrative experience to head Defense, and the best choice yet, a creep who was about to be outed by the House Ethics Committee, to head Justice. If I weren't living in the country, I would enjoy the clown show that's about to hit town come January. LOL!!!

[mathematic]

18. Really didn't expect this

I doubt the senate likes this pick but they probably think they need to pick their battles on confirmation. Even still, I think it's more likely they bounce RFK jr than Gaetz.

[valleyrogue]

20. Dimbulb Donald can't possibly be serious about governing-again.

Matt Gaetz. Tulsi Gabbard. RFK, Jr. Only the Onion could come up with nominees like these.

[ZonkerHarris]

21. We are all going to die.

[HereForTheParty]

22. Make Measles Great Again

nm

[Shermann]

23. I can't wait to "just have discussions" about fluorinated water next year. nt

[CTyankee]

24. Did anybody think this man is not insane? It's beyond not making sense. It's the ravings of a madman.

[Turbineguy]

25. Trump is taking revenge on the entire World.

He will kill millions with these picks.

Of course they have to be confirmed.

[tonekat]

28. That's why he wants recess appointments

Then he can create a whirlpool of chaos that will help him stay out of the pokey.

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

26. The worst fucking pick yet by Trump.

It’s like he is deliberately trying to kill people. Kennedy Jr. is a lunatic and completely unqualified for this position.

[Ndp5]

27. Just a reminder

That this affront to Western civilization holds degrees from Harvard and the University of Virginia.

Higher ed provides no guarantees of intelligence, backbone or loyalty to America’s ideals.

[Richard D]

30. With a potential catastrophic H5N1 influenza gaining strength . . .

. . . what could possibly go wrong???

[JoseBalow]

33. Hello vaccine tourism to Tijuana

Bienvenidos!

[jfz9580m]

34. God..

It was this dude last time right?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Azar
(Well he was the last one anyway. There were four others. But none of them this spectacularly unfit for the role as far as I know…)

This is chaos..

[trusty elf]

36. ...

[harun]

38. HHS is only 22% of the Federal budget. What could possibly go wrong?