It’s official: President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to serve as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Elections have consequences!
Trump made the announcement Thursday afternoon on social media saying, in part: “HHS will play a big role in helping ensure that everybody will be protected from harmful chemicals, pollutants, pesticides, pharmaceutical products, and food additives that have contributed to the overwhelming Health Crisis in this Country.”
Some in the media have speculated that Trump’s more surprising nominations were made for the sole purpose of alarming his critics and creating backlash — the proverbial middle finger. But even if that’s true, this appointment is more like a literal middle finger to agriculture, which constituted a key piece of Trump’s base over the years, by the way. While the media and pundits will likely focus on Kennedy’s lack of medical background or understanding, I want to focus on the absolute danger he poses to agriculture.
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