Trump makes RFK Jr. leader of presidential ‘MAHA’ commission to study chronic disease
RFK Jr.'s swearing in as health secretary officially puts the nation's health in the hands of the MAHA movement.
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.
