RFK Jr. suggests 600 people from the National Institutes of Health will be fired on day one of Trump’s second term
SUMMARY
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an environmental lawyer and prominent vaccine critic who endorsed Donald Trump for president, has suggested that Trump’s second administration should act swiftly to overhaul the National Institutes of Health (NIH) by replacing as many as 600 staff members. Speaking at the Genius Network Annual Event in Scottsdale, Arizona, Kennedy argued that federal health agencies, including NIH, have been “captured” by the pharmaceutical industry and should be restructured to better serve public health. He said that on January 21, the day after Trump’s inauguration, these personnel changes should be enacted immediately. Kennedy, 70, has long criticized the influence of the pharmaceutical industry on federal health agencies. He is working to raise $10 million before Trump’s inauguration to fill key roles in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). He emphasized the urgency of assembling a qualified team quickly to manage the transition and handle the health policies.
