Prior to being chosen as Donald Trump‘s secretary of health and human service, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had a strong opposition to him, branding him as a threat to democracy, and criticizing his management style through July.
Kennedy’s” Ring of Fire” radio program, which featured harsh commentary about Trump supporters, and compared him to authoritarian leaders like Mussolini, suggesting they had used social anxieties in the same way.
In a December 2016 spread, Kennedy distinguished Trump from Hitler by noting that” Hitler was engaged in coverage”. Kennedy has consistently criticized Trump over the years, according to a complete evaluation from CNN KFile.
Kennedy criticized Trump’s presidency for appointing industry lobbyists to positions in which sectors, if confirmed as HHS minister, Kennedy may lead.
Kennedy would have oversight of major American food and healthcare industries thanks to the HHS position. The office oversees the CDC, FDA, NIH, and Medicare and Medicaid programs and has a mandated proposed expenditure of more than$ 1.7 trillion.
Kennedy has since said he regrets his earlier remarks and supports Trump’s administration vision, telling CNN that his views had been misinterpreted by the media.
Kennedy’s attitude towards Trump softened after the Democratic Party’s refusal during the 2024 major led him to follow an independent election.
Despite stating in August he would n’t serve in Trump’s cabinet, Kennedy later ended his campaign to support Trump. Since then, he has endorsed Trump’s views on repression of the government and public health.
The recently discovered television broadcasts show Kennedy’s prior frequent criticism, including prejudice against Trump.
Trump allegedly manipulated doubts and prejudices to create a nationalist movements while putting forth a warning about environmental degradation. He compared the followers of Trump to those opposed to the civil rights movement.
In a December 2016 spread, Kennedy analysed Trump’s speech alongside traditional demagogues who emerged during catastrophes.
Kennedy referenced worldwide economic instability times that enabled populists to gain strength through fear abuse, citing instances like Hitler, Franco, Mussolini, Long and Coughlin.
The spread included Kennedy’s study of Trump’s fear-based communication regarding different groups, including Muslims and Barack Obama.
Kennedy drew similarities between Trump and George Wallace, the separatist Alabama government.
In March 2016, Kennedy endorsed Matt Taibbi’s criticism of Trump’s followers, reading lines that severely criticised both Trump and his fans.
Kennedy’s economic criticism included revealing Trump’s climate change denial and corporate-friendly plans.
In December 2016, Kennedy discussed Michael Mann’s content rating Trump as the world’s most devastating climate skeptic.
Kennedy continued to criticize Trump, blaming his fossil fuel plans and comparing his EPA administrator to horrific figures through 2019.
