Picking Robert F Kennedy for health job reveals Donald Trump’s conspiracy-laden agenda

He says his goal is to ‘make America healthy again’. But behind the laudable slogan, there’s a morass of crackpot theories

US president-elect Donald Trump talks on the phone as Eric Trump, far left, and Robert F Kennedy Jr watch a UFC title bout in New York at the weekend. Picture: Adam Hunger/AP

The announcement that Donald Trump has appointed Robert F Kennedy as the US secretary of health and human services has sent shock waves through the health and scientific community.

Kennedy ran as an independent presidential candidate before bowing out and supporting Trump’s run in exchange for an influential position, so we have a pretty good idea of his positions on public health.