After a three-month struggle, the US Senate held a final vote and approved a 71-year-old lawyer, radio host and politician Robert F. Kennedy Jr.. Former presidential candidate who has become the leader of the movement "
As reports The Washington Post, the official was one of the most controversial candidates of President Donald Trump. 52 senators voted for him (mainly Republicans). 48 opposed.
The only representative of the Republican Party who did not support the statement of Kennedy Jr. is the Senator from Kentukki Mitch MacConnell.
Journalists explained that in childhood, MacConnell suffered polio. Therefore, now the politician fiercely supports vaccination, despite the position of most of his party.
Now Kennedy Jr. will lead a huge state apparatus that controls the most important medical insurance programs, the safety of drug and food supplies, as well as response to outbreaks of infectious diseases.
The politician promised to focus on reducing statistics of chronic diseases, increasing life expectancy and following the "
Medexperts warned that Kennedy Jr. repeatedly dismissively spoke about vaccinations and unreasonably associated them with autism. In his opinion, vaccines are not sufficiently tested, which, according to experts, is unreasonable.
During the hearing, before the approval of his candidacy, Kennedy Jr. repeatedly denied that he was an opponent of vaccination. According to him, he simply searches for more data, and promises not to undermine the confidence in vaccinations.
" Well, I am neither one nor the other. I am for safety.
I am for good science, ”the current minister made excuses earlier.
" Benjamin, many years of the American public health association.
By the way, Robert f. Kennedy Jr. ran for the election of the US President-2024 from the Democratic Party, but later abandoned this and acted as an independent candidate. However, financing his campaign was mainly received from supporters of the Republican Party.
On August 23, 2024, the politician turned his election campaign, supporting Trump.