NBC News: Trump Taps RFK Jr. For HHS Secretary

RUSH TRANSCRIPT We do ░░░░░░░░ a little bit of ░░░░░░░░ news here Present like ░░░░░░░░ has just announced on ░░░░░░░░ truth social account that ░░░░░░░░ is picking Robert F ░░░░░░░░ Jr To be the ░░░░░░░░ secretary of health and ░░░░░░░░ services This comes after ░░░░░░░░ f k suspended his ░░░░░░░░ party bid for president ░░░░░░░░ endorse Trump in the ░░░░░░░░ months of the campaign ░░░░░░░░ course RFK is an ░░░░░░░░ vaccine conspiracy theorist and ░░░░░░░░ often repeated claims about ░░░░░░░░ being linked to autism ░░░░░░░░ Let me go back ░░░░░░░░ you This was actually ░░░░░░░░ so not a huge ░░░░░░░░ too soon for you ░░░░░░░░ be getting any reactions ░░░░░░░░ not going to puts ░░░░░░░░ on the spot in ░░░░░░░░ regard but there undoubtedly ░░░░░░░░ likely be some heated ░░░░░░░░ to this pic Given ░░░░░░░░ history of vaccine skepticism ░░░░░░░░ one Christian during his ░░░░░░░░ The first go around ░░░░░░░░ turned a lotta heads ░░░░░░░░ at news at Trump ░░░░░░░░ living at the time ░░░░░░░░ he was going through ░░░░░░░░ transition process and Robert ░░░░░░░░ jr was announced that ░░░░░░░░ was coming to Trump ░░░░░░░░ to meet with Donald ░░░░░░░░ and turned a lot ░░░░░░░░ ads because somebody who ░░░░░░░░ openly sceptical of vaccines ░░░░░░░░ making assertions that they ░░░░░░░░ connected to things like ░░░░░░░░ was a surprising figure ░░░░░░░░ wind up in a ░░░░░░░░ Trump s presence but ░░░░░░░░ forward Eight years Robert ░░░░░░░░ jr popularity nationally and ░░░░░░░░ only increase not only ░░░░░░░░ the vaccine skeptic community ░░░░░░░░ also folks that are ░░░░░░░░ skeptical about ingredients and ░░░░░░░░ that are in food ░░░░░░░░ drink Products of the ░░░░░░░░ States and was running ░░░░░░░░ president is independent before ░░░░░░░░ backing out of the ░░░░░░░░ himself in endorsing Donald ░░░░░░░░ and I actually talked ░░░░░░░░ Kennedy just last week ░░░░░░░░ in Palm Beach and ░░░░░░░░ had suggested to me ░░░░░░░░ he was apps Actually ░░░░░░░░ open to a role ░░░░░░░░ like a health What ░░░░░░░░ health is which would ░░░░░░░░ require Senate confirmation and ░░░░░░░░ they think that it ░░░░░░░░ a surprising part of ░░░░░░░░ was that he was ░░░░░░░░ openly buying necessarily for ░░░░░░░░ a just secret Harry ░░░░░░░░ especially knowing that require ░░░░░░░░ confirmation But he insisted ░░░░░░░░ me I asked him ░░░░░░░░ example about as vaccine ░░░░░░░░ or anti vax positions ░░░░░░░░ weather as a age ░░░░░░░░ or within the White ░░░░░░░░ In some capacity he ░░░░░░░░ seek to block the ░░░░░░░░ the FDA block authorization ░░░░░░░░ such vaccines or move ░░░░░░░░ from the market The ░░░░░░░░ I ask that was ░░░░░░░░ during the covert pandemic ░░░░░░░░ was publicly anti the ░░░░░░░░ emergency authorization of covert ░░░░░░░░ When I asked him ░░░░░░░░ week he insisted to ░░░░░░░░ that he would not ░░░░░░░░ to remove any vaccines ░░░░░░░░ the market in instead ░░░░░░░░ try to ensure that ░░░░░░░░ public had all the ░░░░░░░░ about the vaccines that ░░░░░░░░ were going to be ░░░░░░░░ But of course hours ░░░░░░░░ the foremost concern and ░░░░░░░░ Trump even before Election ░░░░░░░░ had said that he ░░░░░░░░ allow of aren t ░░░░░░░░ to do whatever he ░░░░░░░░ on health care policy ░░░░░░░░ now of with the ░░░░░░░░ of him And if ░░░░░░░░ has confirmed by the ░░░░░░░░ he would be giving ░░░░░░░░ the power to oversee ░░░░░░░░ policy And FDA yeah ░░░░░░░░ re interview with him ░░░░░░░░ really important and timely ░░░░░░░░ obviously your exchange with ░░░░░░░░ on vaccines incredibly critical ░░░░░░░░ continue could be in ░░░░░░░░ I would imagine particularly ░░░░░░░░ we get closer to ░░░░░░░░ confirmation hearings one Thank ░░░░░░░░ so much for that ░░░░░░░░ Interview that you conducted ░░░░░░░░ a short