RFK Jr. says Trump 'assured' him of role in White House
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Sunday former President Trump assured him that he would get a role in the White House if the GOP ticket wins Tuesday.
In an interview on Fox News with Martha MacCallum, Kennedy pushed back on comments made by Trump-Vance transition team co-Chair Howard Lutnick this past week, when he said Kennedy is “not getting a job” as leader of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
“As I said, that is not true. The campaign has walked back those statements by Howard Lutnick, and he himself has disavowed those statements,” Kennedy said when asked about the interview this past week with Lutnick.
MacCallum asked whether that means Kennedy is indeed getting the job of secretary of the HHS.
“We don't know what I'm going to do,” Kennedy said in response. “I talked to the president about it yesterday, and he asked me what I wanted, and I said, we're developing a proposal now.”
Kennedy said he wants to be in a position where he can most effectively combat the chronic disease epidemic and said that he’s confident whatever position he would like to have, that Trump “would fight like hell” to give it to him.
“I'm not sure whether that's going to be the most effective,” he continued. “I want to be in the White House. And he's assured me that I'm going to have that, but that may, I want to be in the position where I'm most effective to end the chronic disease epidemic, and I'm confident that if I wanted to do HHS secretary, the president would fight like hell to make that happen.”
Topics
-
Trump says he will give RFK Jr. a major health role. Here's what that means for patients, drugmakers
Business - CNBC - November 6 -
RFK Jr. says a Trump White House would immediately push to remove fluoride from water
Politics - NBC News - November 3 -
RFK Jr. says Trump promised him 'control' of public health agencies
Politics - The Hill - October 30 -
RFK Jr. says Trump has 'promised' him 'control of the public health agencies'
Top stories - ABC News - October 30 -
Biden congratulates Trump, invites him to meeting at White House
Top stories - ABC News - November 6 -
Trump Jr. ally to serve in top White House personnel job
Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago -
Trump touts health role for RFK Jr after former candidate promises to ‘remove fluoride’ from water – live updates
World - The Guardian - November 4 -
RFK Jr. wants vaccines off market, Trump official says
Politics - The Hill - October 31
More from The Hill
-
Tom Homan says Trump admin will 'absolutely' use gifted Texas land for deportation program
Politics - The Hill - 6 hours ago -
Poll finds most Dems want Harris for next presidential nominee
Politics - The Hill - 6 hours ago -
GOP Rep. Van Orden says he would vote to release Gaetz report
Politics - The Hill - 7 hours ago -
GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin: Letting Oklahoma public school educators teach the Bible is a 'slippery slope'
Politics - The Hill - 7 hours ago -
19 Senators back limiting offensive weapons to Israel in key vote
Politics - The Hill - 7 hours ago