Trump picks vaccine sceptic RFK Jr for health secretary

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

76% : Trump has been selecting his top team since winning the US election last week.
64% : Other nominations announced on Thursday include:Trump said in a statement he was "thrilled to announce" Kennedy's nomination.
58% : Speculation had grown that Trump planned to hand Kennedy a key healthcare role.
45% : The announcement came amid a fresh flurry of nominations on Thursday evening, with Trump also declaring his intention to nominate North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum as his interior secretary.
41% : Now aged 70, the environmental lawyer ran for president this year as an independent after initially launching a Democratic primary bid, but he eventually suspended his own campaign, endorsing Trump.
34% : Trump said he would formally announce the selection of Burgum - a former businessman who ran against the president-elect for the Republican presidential nomination - on Friday.
18% : "For too long, Americans have been crushed by the industrial food complex and drug companies who have engaged in deception, misinformation, and disinformation when it comes to Public Health", Trump said.
14% : Long an outspoken ally of Trump's, Gaetz was the subject of an ongoing ethics investigation in the House of Representatives into allegations of sexual misconduct, illicit drug use and misuse of campaign funds.

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