Feb. 13, 2025

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. clinched two wins on Thursday: He was confirmed and sworn in as the nation’s health secretary, and then got a presidential kickstart to his “Make America Healthy Again” plans.

After a winding ascent to the highest levels of government, President Trump welcomed Kennedy to the role with an Oval Office swearing-in ceremony. Then, Trump signed an executive order establishing “The President’s Commission to Make America Healthy Again” commission, with Kennedy as the chair. The commission will investigate what’s causing the decades-long increase in childhood chronic illness, Trump said. It will then deliver “an action plan” to the public.

“He’s absolutely committed to getting dangerous chemicals out of our environment and out of our food supply, and getting the American people the facts and the answers that we deserve after years in which our public health system has squandered the trust of our citizens,” Trump said before RFK Jr. was sworn in by Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch.

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