During an interview with former Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson, Donald Trump stated that both Elon Musk and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could hold important positions and become “influential figures” if he were to be elected president once again in the Nov. 5 election.
Carlson then asked Trump for clarification of a potential hiring of Elon Musk, who is playing a central role within the campaign for the tycoon, specifically in funding a tens of millions of dollars Super Pac for his campaign.
“Do you think Bobby Kennedy and Elon Musk will be influential figures, without being specific about what those roles will be in your administration?” Carlson then asked.
“Yes, I do,” Trump replied.
Meanwhile, last week Kennedy told the press that Donald Trump would promise him “control of public health agencies” if he were to be elected.
Kennedy stated that, “The key, which President Trump has promised me, is control of the public health agencies, which is HHS and its sub-agencies, CDC, FDA, NIH and a few others. And also the USDA, which is, you know, key to making America healthy, because we’ve got to get off of seed oils and we’ve got to get off of pesticides […] and we need to make that transition to regenerative agriculture.”
Experts and doctors have expressed their skepticism about Kennedy’s statements in the medical field, labeling them as misleading; he is known for his strong stances against vaccines and for having himself founded the Children’s Health Defense, a nonprofit “no vax” campaign opposed to immunizations and health treatments.
Democratic nominee Kamala Harris has issued a harsh attack against Kennedy’s statements and on the possibility of him holding such offices. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Harris wrote, “Putting an anti-abortion conspiracy theorist in charge of our public health agencies says all you need to know about how Donald Trump would govern”.
Even Trump’s former Surgeon General, Jerome Adams, condemned Kennedy’s remarks. At a public health conference he said, “If RFK has a significant influence on the next administration, that could further erode people’s willingness to get up to date with recommended vaccines, and I am worried about the impact that could have on our nation’s health, on our nation’s economy, on our global security.”
The former President has stated that he intends to involve Kennedy in his administration. Last week he praised Kennedy for his role in helping him “fix our health care,” but at the same time joked about his firm stance on the environment, saying he, Trump, wants to continue drilling.
Yesterday, during a rally in Nevada, Trump said he intends to put RFK Jr. in charge of women’s health; he then stated, “We have Robert F Kennedy Jr and he’s going to work on women’s health and women’s health and all the different reasons why we’re not really a rich or healthy country,” he said. “That’s why I said to Bobby, ‘Bobby, I want you to be in charge of health.’
Kamala Harris quickly responded by reposting on her social media the part of the speech simply with a “No” with a red heart emoji next to it.
