Dr. Deborah Birx, President-elect Donald Trump’s Covid response coordinator during his first term, said Sunday she expects that the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Trump’s second-term Cabinet will lead to illuminating discussions about public health.
Trump last week settled on Kennedy to serve in his Cabinet as the head of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Birx saw much to like in that approach to nutrition.
Birx also served under both Trump and former President Barack Obama as the nation’s global AIDS coordinator.
When it comes to the Department of Health and Human Services, Birx said she thought that Kennedy would need “a management person at his side, a chief of staff” to help him lead a department that manages all the areas that fall under the umbrella of public health.
President-elect Deborah Birx, who oversaw the Covid response during his first term, stated on Sunday that she anticipates Robert F. Trump’s nomination. Kennedy, Jr. will result in enlightening conversations regarding public health for Trump’s second term Cabinet.
Last week, Trump decided to appoint Kennedy as the head of the Department of Health and Human Services in his Cabinet. Given Kennedy’s history of contesting vaccine safety and, among other things, tying vaccination to autism, the decision, which is pending Senate confirmation, provoked immediate controversy.
When he talks about transparency, Birx told host Margaret Brennan on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” “I’m actually excited that he would bring forward his data in a Senate hearing and the senators’ questions would bring forth their data as well.”. “”.
Birx saw a genuine benefit to discussing difficult subjects in front of a large audience.
“I am certain that he is a very intelligent man who can present his data and evidence base, and we can have a discussion that many Americans already think is a problem,” she stated. The dot. I’m confident that the members’ amazing staff will bring insightful questions from their constituents, and that hearing would give Americans a chance to see the data up close. “.”.
According to Brennan, Kennedy’s pet cause is to make American food healthier, including by eliminating additives and dyes, in order to fight disease and obesity. Birx found that approach to nutrition to be very appealing.
“This is America’s reality,” she stated. “I hope he brings his transparency to all Americans and we truly start to tackle these issues one-by-one-by-one.”. I believe that everyone in America aspires to have children who are healthy and who will not develop heart disease or diabetes as adults. “”.
From February 2020 until the conclusion of Trump’s first term, Birx served as the White House coronavirus response coordinator, directly answering to Vice President Mike Pence at the time. Birx was the country’s international AIDS coordinator under both Trump and former President Barack Obama.
Birx stated her opinion that Kennedy would require “a management person at his side, a chief of staff” to assist him in overseeing a department that oversees all the areas that are under the purview of public health at the Department of Health and Human Services.
According to her, “HHS is probably one of our most complicated departments.”.
