RFK Jr. pick: Democratic governor ‘excited,’ conservative outlet opposed

[Karah]

THE NEWS CYCLE THIS WEEK HAS BEEN HEAVILY FOCUSED ON PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP’S PICKS FOR CABINET POSITIONS.

ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED ANNOUNCEMENTS HAPPENING THURSDAY –

WITH RFK JUNIOR BEING NOMINATED FOR SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.

THE REACTION POURING IN – IS A MIX – AND DEFYING PARTY LINES.

A RIGHT-LEANING NEWS OUTLET COMING OUT AGAINST TRUMP’S PICK –

WHILE A **DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR IS VOICING SUPPORT FOR IT.

COLORADO GOVERNOR JARED POLIS POSTING A LENGTHY MESSAGE ON X –

SAYING HE IS “EXCITED BY THE NEWS” THAT TRUMP WILL APPOINT RFK JR.

HE SAYS “Before you mock him or disagree, I want to share with you some quotes that if he follows through show why I’m excited:

“Level the playing field for Americans internationally on drug costs…cap drug prices so that companies can’t charge Americans substantially more than Europeans pay.” YES!

“In some categories, there are entire departments, like the nutrition department at the FDA that have to go, that are not doing their job, they’re not protecting our kids,” YES!

“We’ve got to get off of pesticide-intensive agriculture.” YES!

He will face strong special interest opposition on these, but I look forward to partnering with him to truly make America healthy again.”

RFK JR REPLIED TO POLIS’ MESSAGE OF SUPPORT –

THANKING HIM AND SAYING HE LOOKS FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR.

SOME REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS ARE EAGER OVER THE POTENTIAL APPOINTMENT OF KENNEDY –

LAWMAKERS LIKE SENATOR RON JOHNSON CALLING HIM “BRILLIANT”.

BUT SOME DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS LIKE SENATOR ED MARKEY – CALLED THE APPOINTMENT “DANGEROUS”.

AS FOR THE MEDIA – BOTH LEFT-LEANING AND RIGHT-LEANING OUTLETS –

ARE EXPRESSING CONCERNS OVER THE NOMINEE.

MOST OF THE MEDIA’S FOCUS ON RFK JUNIOR IS OVER HIS CONTROVERSIAL REMARKS ON VACCINES.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LABELING HIM AS “AN ANTI-VACCINE ACTIVIST.”

PBS LABELED RFK JR AS SOMEONE WHO “HAS PROMOTED VACCINE MISINFORMATION.”

AND THE NEW YORK POST’S EDITORIAL BOARD COMING OUT AGAINST THE NOMINATION SAYING “PUTTING RFK JR. IN CHARGE OF HEALTH BREAKS THE FIRST RULE OF MEDICINE.”

 THE POST’S FIRST LINES READ –

“THE OVERRIDING RULE OF MEDICINE IS : FIRST, DO NO HARM.

WE’RE CERTAIN INSTALLING ROBERT F KENNEDY JR TO HEAD HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BREAKS THIS RULE.”

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WROTE –

“Again and again, Kennedy has made his opposition to vaccines clear. In July, he said in a podcast interview that “There’s no vaccine that is safe and effective” and told FOX News that he still believes in the long-ago debunked idea that vaccines can cause autism.”

IN GOVERNOR POLIS’ ENDORSEMENT OF RFK LEADING THE NATION’S HEALTH INITIATIVES –

HE CAUTIONED RFK JUNIOR – NOT TO BAN VACCINES – BUT TO “LEAN INTO PERSONAL CHOICE ON VACCINES.”

IN AN INTERVIEW WITH MSNBC – RFK JUNIOR SAYS “HE’S NEVER BEEN ANTI-VACCINE.”

AND IN AN INTERVIEW WITH NBC AFTER TRUMP WON THE ELECTION –

HE RE-ITERATED VACCINATIONS SHOULD BE ABOUT CHOICE.

OTHER REACTION TO RFK JUNIOR CAME STRAIGHT FROM THE MARKETS –

WITH MAKERS OF VACCINES SEEING THEIR STOCKS FALL SHARPLY FOLLOWING THE NEWS OF RFK JR’S NOMINATION.

MODERNA SANK 6 PERCENT –

PFIZER FELL MORE THAN 4 PERCENT –

AND NOVAVAX DROPPED OVER 2 PERCENT.

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