Trump in recent days did not rule out letting Kennedy ban certain vaccines in a potential second Trump administration and also seemingly endorsed Kennedy’s push to eliminate fluoride in drinking water.
When asked by NBC whether banning certain vaccines could be a possibility under his administration, Trump did not rule it out.
“Well, I’m going to talk to him and talk to other people, and I’ll make a decision, but he’s a very talented guy and has strong views,” Trump said.
On fluoride, Trump said Kennedy’s idea was “possible.”
“Well, I haven’t talked to him about it yet, but it sounds OK to me,” Trump told NBC News on Sunday. “You know, it’s possible.”
Kennedy has said Trump assured him that he would get a role in the White House if the GOP ticket wins Tuesday, and he has been openly angling for a lead position in one of several public health agencies.
Kennedy could help reshape the country’s health care system. Trump has said he would let Kennedy “go wild on food” and “go wild on medicines” if reelected.
Vice President Harris has blasted Kennedy’s potential influence over federal public health policy, calling him the “last person in America” who should be in charge of such decisions.
“[Trump] has indicated that the person who would be in charge of health care for the American people is someone who has routinely promoted junk science and crazy conspiracy theories, who once expressed support for a national abortion ban. And who is the exact last person in America who should be setting health care policy for America’s families and children,” Harris told reporters last week.
