Opinion: Why Trump and RFK Jr. won’t ‘make America healthy again’
LA TimesRobert F. Kennedy Jr., left, waves to the crowd at a rally for Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump in Glendale, Ariz., in August. In the first four minutes of a recent video for his “Make America Healthy Again” campaign promoting Donald Trump for president, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presents a seemingly compelling case about how America’s toxin-laden food system harms us and, worse, our children, contributing to chronic and often fatal diseases. Politics Your guide to the presidential candidates’ views on healthcare Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump take opposing stands on the Affordable Care Act and spar over who will best protect against steep costs for medical care. It’s one of the many strange things about Kennedy marketing Trump as a president who would make America healthier: The facts show the opposite. The evidence from Trump’s first term shows that if elected this fall, he would make America less healthy — again.