Trump Picks Kennedy to 'Make America Healthy Again'

President-elect Trump continued his stream of controversial Cabinet appointments on Thursday, saying he was "thrilled" to announce that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be his nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

If he is confirmed, Kennedy, a longtime vaccine skeptic, will lead a massive agency that "oversees everything from drug, vaccine, and food safety to medical research and the social safety net programs Medicare and Medicaid," the reports. After Kennedy dropped his independent presidential campaign and gave Trump his endorsement, Trump said he would let Kennedy "go wild" on health policy. Republican Sen.



John Cornyn said Kennedy would be treated like any other nominee during the confirmation process, reports. Asked if some of Kennedy's positions, including his claims that vaccines cause autism, would be a problem, Cornyn said, "I'm sure it will come up." (Kennedy recently ).