Democratic presidential candidate Kennedy Jr. has been criticized by other Democrats for his anti-Covid vaccine stance and comments he’s made about the virus.
Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said in an interview Wednesday morning that, if elected, he would consider appointing Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.—who is running against DeSantis as a Democrat—to lead either the Food and Drug Administration or Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.... [+]
testifies at the"Weaponization of the Federal Government" hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, United States on July 20, 2023. in response to Travis asking if he’d select Kennedy Jr. as his running mate. DeSantis said he likely wouldn’t name Kennedy Jr. as his vice president because there’s “70% of the issues that he may be averse to our base on,” but that their views on COVID-19 policies and “corruption” in federal health officials align.
Kennedy Jr.—who has a history of being anti-vaccine and is a vocal critic of the government’s handling of COVID-19—entered the presidential race in April and has not been welcomed by the Democratic party, in part due to his Covid-19 stances and other
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