After decades of anti-vaccine rhetoric, RFK Jr. pivots to chronic diseases — and gets Trump on board
WASHINGTON — Last month, before he called it quits on a presidential run, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., ran social media ads asking, “Is America sicker than it’s ever been?” The link led to a four-question quiz about major health issues including diabetes, autism, drug overdoses, and obesity.
The quiz highlights what has become a central focus of Kennedy’s political life: chronic disease, particularly among children. In joining the Trump transition team, the former hardcore environmentalist is also pitching himself as a public health guy — and trying to distance himself from the anti-vaccine rhetoric that’s made him famous.
