Biography Flash Robert F Kennedy Jr HHS Agenda Crumbles as Anti Vaccine Pushback Derails Trump Health Plans

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the firebrand Health Secretary pushing his Make America Healthy Again agenda, is hitting turbulence in the Trump administration as his anti-vaccine pushback mounts. Mallen Baker's news roundup on YouTube reported Friday that Kennedy's plans are crumbling, with the White House reeling from stalled nominations and public backlash. Fox News detailed how nominee Dave Weldon was deemed too extreme for Senate confirmation, while Susan Monores lasted just 29 days before Kennedy fired her for not firing career scientists and pre-approving vaccine recs. Dr. Robert Malone quit a key vaccine committee after a Massachusetts judge blocked their overhauls, calling members unqualified, and wellness guru Casey Means can't snag surgeon general votes thanks to her vaccine skepticism. Even acting CDC head Jay Bhattacharya pushed measles shots as vital in a staff huddle, irking the anti-vax crowd. Polls show bipartisan support for kid vaccines tanking Kennedy's cred, per the roundup, prompting Trump aides to install chief counsel Chris Klump to rein him in. Kennedy's gone quiet on jabs, pivoting to food pyramid rants, Dunkin' threats, and a bizarre AI video of him body-slamming a Twinkie mascot. Meanwhile, wife Cheryl Hines dished to Fox News about marriage assumptions tying her to his politics, and fired back at Chelsea Handler's claim they sold her a toxic home. No fresh public appearances or business moves popped in the last 48 hours, but this HHS disarray could define Kennedy's bio as Trump's coalition fractures. In the past 24 hours, no major headlines broke, though his agenda woes linger hot.

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