Trump Team Fully Embraces RFK Jr.'s Vaccine Skepticism, Fringe Views

[appalachiablue]

'Trump team fully embraces RFK Jr.'s vaccine skepticism,' NBC, Nov. 1, 2024. Ed. - Trump has promised Kennedy and his fringe views a prominent role in health policy if he wins.
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In the closing days of the presidential campaign, former President Donald Trump and some of his top allies have increasingly embraced and spread anti-vaccine rhetoric typically linked to former independent presidential candidate and vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. "He’s a great guy. I’ve known him a long time. And all he wants to do- it’s very simple- he wants to make people healthy," Trump told NBC News on Friday. Misinformation about vaccines has not been a focal point of Trump's 2024 campaign, but recently, Kennedy's influence - and the large role he could play in a Trump administration - have come to the forefront.

During an event with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson and Kennedy in Ariz. Thursday night, Trump said that Kennedy wants to "look" at pesticides and vaccines in a potential Trump administration. "He can do anything he wants," Trump said. “He really wants to with the pesticides and all the different things. I said, he can do it," Trump told Carlson. He wants to look at the vaccines. He wants - everything. I think it’s great."

He also said Kennedy was “going to work on health and women’s health.”

Vice President Kamala Harris took aim at Trump's embrace of Kennedy and indications that his views on health policy could be empowered in a 2nd Trump term, telling reporters on Friday that he is “the exact last person in America who should be setting healthcare policy for America’s families and children.” Harris referred to Kennedy as “someone who has routinely promoted junk science and crazy conspiracy theories" and highlighted his past support for a national abortion ban.

In an interview with podcast host Joe Rogan that was released Thursday morning, JD Vance expressed skepticism about the Covid vaccine, saying, he'd been "red-pilled," a term from "The Matrix" and used by some to explain that they've become aware of conspiracies throughout society. “I took the vax, I haven’t been boosted or anything, but when I really started to get red-pilled on the whole vax thing was the sickest that I have been in the last 15 years by far was when I took the vaccine," Vance said. "I’ve had Covid 5 times. In bed for 2 days, my heart was racing. No serious injury.

We’re not allowed to talk about the fact that I was as sick as I’ve ever been for 2 days and the worst Covid experience I had was a sinus infection, I’m not really willing to trade that, he added.

It’s unclear when Vance was vaccinated and whether it was before he had a Covid infection...

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[duncang]

1. Saying he has had Covid 5 times.

Also saying he has only had 1 Covid shot was a self own. You can get Covid even after keeping up with your vaccinations. But you don’t get as sick. I know I’m lucky but I haven’t had it once and I’ve been vaccinated every time it’s been recommended. Why do I get the feeling he had Covid already when he was vaccinated but the symptoms hadn’t shown up yet.

[appalachiablue]

2. Yes, he could have had Covid already when vaxxed. And was what he said true.