Robert F. Kennedy Jr. once claimed that using narcotics made him do better in school. In the midst of his presidential campaign, the independent candidate discussed his history of drug use and addiction during a July appearance on the “Shawn Ryan Show” podcast.
Although he admits to having once been a fan of Bill Clinton, RFK Jr. was “disgusted” by the former president’s decision to pardon financier Marc Rich in 2001. Rich fled to Switzerland after he was indicted on federal wire fraud and racketeering charges.
The benign-sounding platitude builds off RFK Jr.'s decades of conspiratorial public health skepticism and anti-vaccine advocacy. Fast forward to today and Kennedy is no longer a Trump campaign ally. Instead, he has been tapped as the president-elect's ...
Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services said his introduction to drugs happened the summer after his father was assassinated
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has credited heroin with previously helping him improve his performance in school, according to a resurfaced clip that’s been circulating on social media. The clip, from a June episode of the “Shawn Ryan Show,
Named to lead the nation’s sprawling Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has big ideas for busting public health policy norms.
In conversation with Richard Christiansen, the activist and former VP spoke boldly of dangers ahead—including the Trump administration.
RFK Jr. is controversial due to his vaccine skepticism, but nearly half of Americans backed him for HHS secretary.
Donald Trump’s transition team is quietly strategizing how to assuage the anti-abortion wing of the Republican Party amid concerns that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s past comments supporting abortion access could complicate his confirmation as the president-elect’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
A week later, some top pro-life activists and organizations have changed their tone. Instead of attempting to derail the nomination, they’ve settled on a different approach: try
Trump's HHS pick could reshape public health agencies and usher in a new era for vaccines, food, and medicines.