Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who endorsed Donald Trump for his 2024 presidential campaign, spoke on his intentions to overhaul sections of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) if he assumes a role in Trump’s administration.
He suggested that entire departments within the FDA, such as the nutrition division, should be eliminated due to what he deems as corruption and failure to protect public health, particularly for children.
Kennedy highlighted the FDA’s lack of regulatory control on products like sugary cereals in the U.S. that contain far more ingredients than similar products in other countries, calling for a clean-up of what he describes as entrenched issues within the agency.
While Kennedy did not advocate for dismantling the FDA outright, he gave a commitment to restoring its focus on “science-driven, evidence-based” policies.
Kennedy, a former independent presidential candidate, has been vocal about his anti-establishment stance on public health agencies.
In a recent social media post, he outlined the three mandates Trump allegedly gave him: to eliminate corruption in health agencies, reestablish rigorous scientific standards, and combat chronic disease across America.
He also alluded to plans, endorsed by Trump, to remove fluoride from public water supplies, which Kennedy associates with health risks.
President Trump has asked me to do three things:
1. Clean up the corruption in our government health agencies.
2. Return those agencies to their rich tradition of gold-standard, evidence-based science.
3. Make America Healthy Again by ending the chronic disease epidemic. pic.twitter.com/WHMOsD0CiI— Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) November 6, 2024
