Democrat Colorado Gov. Jared Polis embraced Republican President-elect Donald Trump’s appointment of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services in a social media post Thursday afternoon.
Polis said he is “excited” about Kennedy’s potential to shake up HHS and the Food and Drug Administration, citing the former Independent presidential candidate’s efforts against COVID-19 pandemic restrictions as reason for his support.
“I’m excited by the news that the President-Elect will appoint @RobertKennedyJr to @HHSGov,” Polis wrote on X. “He helped us defeat vaccine mandates in Colorado in 2019 and will help make America healthy again by shaking up HHS and FDA.”
I’m excited by the news that the President-Elect will appoint @RobertKennedyJr to @HHSGov. He helped us defeat vaccine mandates in Colorado in 2019 and will help make America healthy again by shaking up HHS and FDA. I hope he leans into personal choice on vaccines rather than… pic.twitter.com/cILtTYplcn
— Jared Polis (@jaredpolis) November 14, 2024
Polis said he hopes Kennedy “leans into personal choice” on vaccines instead of government bans, which he called as “terrible” as mandates.
The Colorado governor expressed optimism about Kennedy’s ability to take on Big Pharma to improve the overall health of American citizens. […]
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