Ron DeSantis mocked as ‘unhinged’ after saying he’ll consider RFK Jr to lead CDC or FDA if elected
The IndependentSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Republican presidential hopeful made the bizarre comment in an interview wth OutKick’s Clay Travis on Wednesday when he was asked whether he would consider adding RFK Jr to his ticket as vice president. 2024 candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr appears on NewsNation for a town hall “To be clear, pro-abortion Democrats like RFK, Jr. would not even make the list.” The current frontrunner for the Republican ticket remains former president Donald Trump, who is polling at above 50 percent, according to an NBC News poll – despite having been indicted in two criminal cases and potentially soon to be indicted on a third. Democratic strategist Max Burns tweeted, “In a week of major mistakes for Ron DeSantis, the idea of making RFK Jr. the head of the CDC is perhaps DeSantis’ most unhinged yet.” Former FDA Associate Commissioner Peter J. Pitts was not amused, writing, “Outrageous. They deserve each other.” Similarly, a George Washington University professor of medicine opined, “Ron DeSantis suggesting that RFK Jr. could potentially run CDC or FDA in a DeSantis administration demonstrates how unserious a candidate he is.” “One more nail in the why-a-vote-for-Ron- won’t happen,” one person wrote.