RFK Jr. wants to clear out 'entire departments' in the FDA: 'They have to go'

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggested the 2nd Trump medication could destruct full departments wrong the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for "corruption."

The erstwhile autarkic statesmanlike campaigner spoke to MSNBC Wednesday astir President-elect Donald Trump's 2024 predetermination victory. 

Kennedy, who has been a cardinal fig successful the Trump run since endorsing him, was asked astir his imaginable relation successful the adjacent White House and whether helium would statesman "clearing retired the apical level national work workers that are presently astatine the FDA and the CDC."

"In immoderate categories, I would say," Kennedy answered.

Former statesmanlike campaigner Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke to MSNBC Wednesday greeting aft the election. (MSNBC screenshot)

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He continued, "In immoderate categories, their full departments, similar the nutrition section successful the FDA, they person to go. They’re not doing their job. They’re not protecting our kids. Why bash we person Froot Loops successful this state that person 18 oregon 19 ingredients, and you spell to Canada, and it’s got 2 oregon three?" 

As for whether helium would destruct full agencies similar the FDA, Kennedy was little committed. 

"To destruct the agencies, arsenic agelong arsenic it requires legislature approval, I wouldn’t beryllium doing that," Kennedy said.

He followed up, "But I tin get the corruption retired of the agencies. This is what I’ve been doing for 40 years. I’ve sued each those agencies. I person a Ph.D. successful firm corruption and that’s what I do. Once they’re not corrupt, erstwhile Americans are getting bully subject and are allowed to marque their ain choices, they’re going to get a batch healthier."

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visits "The Story With Martha MacCallum" astatine Fox News Channel Studios connected Sept. 25, 2024 successful New York City. (Jason Mendez/Getty Images)

Kennedy posted the interrogation from his X relationship and reiterated his efforts to "clean up the corruption" successful agencies similar the FDA.

"President Trump has asked maine to bash 3 things: 1. Clean up the corruption successful our authorities wellness agencies. 2. Return those agencies to their affluent contented of gold-standard, evidence-based science. 3. Make America Healthy Again by ending the chronic illness epidemic," Kennedy wrote.

Kennedy antecedently ran arsenic an autarkic campaigner earlier yet suspending his run successful August to endorse Trump. Since then, he has campaigned connected behalf of Trump and has hinted astir a imaginable relation successful the White House.

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Former statesmanlike campaigner Robert F. Kennedy Jr. endorsed Republican statesmanlike nominee, erstwhile President Donald Trump, aft dropping retired of the contention successful August. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images))

A fewer days earlier the election, helium suggested Trump would enactment to remove fluoride from drinking water.

"On January 20, the Trump White House volition counsel each U.S. h2o systems to region fluoride from nationalist water," Kennedy posted connected X. "Fluoride is an concern discarded associated with arthritis, bony fractures, bony cancer, IQ loss, neurodevelopmental disorders, and thyroid disease," helium claimed, adding that erstwhile President Trump and archetypal woman Melania Trump "want to Make America Healthy Again."

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Fox News' Chris Pandolfo contributed to this report.