Scott Gottlieb, who served as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) during President-elect Trump’s first term, expressed concerns with the pick of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) due to his anti-vaccine advocacy.

As HHS secretary, Kennedy has the authority, working with the FDA commissioner, to reorganize the agency without congressional approval. He says he wants to fully eliminate “entire departments” at the FDA, listing as a top target the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, which he says can’t be trusted to do its job.

RFK Jr. is controversial due to his vaccine skepticism, but nearly half of Americans backed him for HHS secretary.

Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, on Friday raised concerns about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s agenda for the Department of Health and Human Services.

Scott Gottlieb said he’s worried that Trump’s pick to run HHS, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., will follow through on past antivaccine rhetoric.

Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, who served in the first Trump administration, is raising concerns with Republicans about RFK Jr's. nomination to lead HHS.

TruMed founder Calley Means counters liberal hysteria over the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for HHS secretary, says Trump could bring a 'golden age' of health on ‘Jesse Watters Primetime.’

Trump administration pick for Health and Human Services department could cause rise in preventable disease, health expert says

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who President-elect Donald Trump's picked to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, may be in for a tougher confirmation battle than previously believed. According to a Friday article in healthcare publication Stat,