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

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.

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

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.

Former Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Saturday weighed in on President-elect Trump selecting Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the department, calling it a “life or death” decision.

Kennedy, 70, has pushed for relaxing regulations on the sale of raw, or unpasteurized, milk, which he said at one point this year that he drank exclusively. Such milk is more likely to cause disease, although its advocates have said it carries health benefits. Kennedy did not respond to detailed requests for comment on his diet.

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.

Kennedy Jr. could wield significant authority to directly affect how and whether Americans get vaccines nationwide, current and former federal health officials say, if he is confirmed next year to head the Department of Health and Human Services under President-elect Donald Trump.

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., who’s set to run the Health and Human Services Department, recently complained that flying with Trump means eating “poison.”