The country's public health could soon be overseen by someone who has a history of expressing beliefs in chemtrails, antivaccination, and HIV denialism.

( NewsNation) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could face some resistance as he seeks Senate confirmation to be Republican President-elect Donald Trump’s Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Kennedy Jr., who has been tapped by Trump to lead the HHS, has been critical of Ozempic and other weight loss drugs.

Speculation is swirling about who Donald Trump will bring to Washington, D.C., to help with his second term in the White House. Trump’s team during his second administration will see big personnel shifts from the first – notably because many people resigned or were dismissed during his first term.

A leading public health organization is sounding the alarm over Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. The American Public Health Association (APHA) said Kennedy “fails on all fronts” as a candidate to lead the nation’s top health agency.

Some drugmakers are trying to game out what’s next and are reaching out to their lobbyists about the impact of Kennedy’s selection.

The New York Times offered a baffling fact-check of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s claims about American breakfast cereal containing artificial ingredients.

Fox News medical contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier said changing America's food system is "not going to be an easy fix" while discussing America's worsening obesity epidemic.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would have broad power as HHS secretary to strip vaccine makers' protections against lawsuits

Early Sunday morning, Don Jr. posted a photo of himself aboard Trump Force One, sitting at a table with his father, Musk, and RFK Jr.

President-elect Donald Trump has announced he wants to appoint vaccine sceptic Robert F Kennedy Jr as the head of the US Department of Health and Human Services. The position has a broad remit across the US health industry, including food safety, pharmaceuticals, public health and vaccinations.

Days before the election, Kennedy posted on social media that a Trump White House would advise all U.S. water systems to remove fluoride from the public water supply, which goes against public health recommendations yet jibes with a large number of people who question the safety of fluoridating water.