Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was appointed by Trump and confirmed by the Senate to serve as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Since his confirmation, it has been a rollercoaster ride for HHS, including the department firing nearly 20,000 people through Kennedy's feeble effort to make "America healthy again". By mid April 2025, Kennedy, at the direction of the Trump and DOGE collaboration had already fired 10,000 workers. Thousands of more firings would come later. Recently, over 1000 current and former HHS workers presented a letter to Kennedy demanding his resignation, something long overdue.
Donald Trump made certain to appoint racist white Republicans contrary to the particular missions of various government departments. Robert Kennedy jr. is a prime example of this process. For the narcissistic felon, Trump's main priority was to pick "loyalists" over competency regarding who would hold lead positions over departments within the federal government.
The Republicans are hell bent on destroying this country and using the racist playbook of Nazi Germany to destroy the undesirables: people of color, the poor, and the elderly. Robert Kennedy Jr. is an instrument of eugenics. What is occurring in the United States under the current administration is the "weaponization" of policies being implemented against certain groups of people -simply, the ones whites in power consider to be undesirable citizens. Through weaponizing policies, Latino families can be ripped apart, blacks can lose thousands of jobs, and elderly people considered as liabilities can be assured an untimely death through the dismantling of Medicaid. Cold, calculated, targeted weaponization is mapped out all through Project 2025.
It has long been recognized in this country there are tremendous disparities in access to healthcare based on race and class. Just as concerning, people with similar health care plans still experience different health outcomes solely based on race and ethnicity. A research study a few years ago established the mortality rate for black infants in hospitals was 3 to 1 compared to white infants. The system is inherently corrupt because America has always been a white supremacist country. But Robert Kennedy Jr as head over HHS only adds fuel to the fire. If another pandemic hits, or some disease endemic to this country erupts, Americans will be in serious trouble.
This summer, Director Susan Monarez, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was fired by Kennedy, because Monarez opposed the anti-vaccine panel Kennedy had appointed. "In June, Kennedy removed every member of the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices, a government panel that makes vaccine recommendations"( according to a CBS News article). Kennedy has been for years a critic of vaccines, and has sought to limit the accessibility of COVID vaccines to the American public. This man is an absolute precursor to a catastrophic health event in the United States. He has diligently worked to undermined making chicken pox and measles vaccines available to all children. He has excelled in spreading misinformation about vaccines and medical conditions, something he was doing long before becoming the head of HHS. This is exactly why, besides Kennedy's racist inclinations, Donald Trump and the Republican party picked him.
Recall, well over one million people lost their lives while Trump was in office, because the sociopath refused to recognize and deal with the COVID virus. Recently, Kennedy modified the CDC's COVID vaccine recommendations; consequently, a significant portion of U.S. citizens will no longer have access to COVID 19 vaccines unless people have specific medical conditions, or they are age 65 or older. People under 18 would require authorization through a medical professional, In essence, one must have access to a medical doctor to get approved for the vaccine. A lot of people do not have access to doctors in this country.
Kennedy's response to the new measles outbreak has been at best dismal. Since September, over 1400 cases of measles have been reported. Following the anti-science philosophy of Kennedy, Florida governor's Rick DeSantis is ending all vaccine mandates and ending immunization requirements for schools with the state. If you recall, Florida produced a very poor response to COVID. Other states are likely to follow restricting or ending vaccine requirements.
It is truly mind boggling as to why any government would throw public health right out the window. Doctors across the country are raising the alarm with a sense of urgency, which is being dismissed by Trump, Kennedy, and congressional Republicans. At some point this week, there will be a meeting between the new vaccine advisory committee to review COVID, chickenpox, and hepatitis B vaccine recommendations. Inevitably, the dismantling of the CDC and scientific advisory boards will result in grave consequences for the United States.
