A S DONALD Trump returns to power, several colourful characters surround him. One is Elon Musk. Another is Robert F. Kennedy junior, a vaccine-sceptic, conspiracy-theorist and excommunicated member of the Kennedy clan, who says he has “so many skeletons in my closet that if they could vote, I could be king of the world”.

RFK Jr. may push the FDA to gather more data, and could try to fill the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices with vaccine skeptics.

Kennedy, known as a persistent critic of vaccine safety and a booster of conspiracy theories, said it is a possibility he would be given a job requiring Senate confirmation.

Onetime presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is now vying for a spot in President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet, said Wednesday the nutrition departments of the Food and Drug Administration “have to go” because the departments are “not doing their job,

Kennedy claimed that Trump’s administration would work to remove the mineral from public water if the Republican candidate is elected.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that if Donald Trump were elected president, he would remove fluoride from drinking water. Trump previously revealed that RFK Jr. would have a "big role in health care."

RFK Jr., a longtime anti-vaccine activist, to play a role in Trump administration and potentially influence how the FDA and CDC approach the lifesaving shots.

Kennedy Jr. is expected to have a role in President-elect Donald Trump's administration. One issue that Kennedy supports is removing fluoride from drinking water. Kennedy told NPR on Wednesday that Trump will propose removing fluoride from the nation's drinking water early in his term.