Trump picks Covid lockdown skeptic as head of key national health agency

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

73% : "He added: "Together, they will work hard to Make America Healthy Again!"Bhattacharya thanked Trump for the nomination on X."I am honored and humbled by President Trump's nomination of me to be the next National Institutes of Health director," he wrote.
63% : "Also on Tuesday, Trump announced the following appointments: Jim O'Neill as deputy secretary of Health and Human Services, John Phelan as secretary of the Navy, Kevin Hassett as director of the White House National Economic Council, Jamieson Greer as the United States trade representative and Vince Haley as director of the Domestic Policy Council.
56% : His research focuses on the health and well-being of vulnerable populations, emphasizing the role of government programs, biomedical innovation, and economics, Trump said.
38% : In a statement, Trump said Bhattacharya would work with his Health and Human Services Secretary-designate, anti-vaccine activist and conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr, to "examine the underlying causes of, and solutions to, America's biggest Health challenges, including our Crisis of Chronic Illness and Disease.
32% : Earlier this month, Trump appointed former Florida congressman Matt Gaetz as US attorney general and Pete Hegseth, Fox News host and Army veteran, as secretary of defense.

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