Long before the Senate confirmation hearings begin, Donald Trump’s
second-term cabinet already looks like a convention of Saturday morning cartoon villains — and nobody fills that role better than Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s pick for Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary, who believes poppers cause AIDS.
Kennedy, who campaigned for president in 2024 before endorsing Trump in August, was
selected by Trump this week to lead the HHS. In an announcement on Trump’s social media platform Truth social, the president-elect enthused that Kennedy would “Make America Great and Healthy Again.” But Kennedy has a long history of espousing demonstrably false talking points and conspiracy theories that could lead to significant harm if he’s confirmed, including years of vaccine skepticism, opposition to gender-affirming medical care, and the repeatedly debunked claim that the recreational drug poppers caused the AIDS crisis.
Trump’s pick for Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services also has claimed that chemicals in water turn kids gay and refers to puberty blockers as “castration drugs.”
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