Florida governor and 2024 presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis (R) said Wednesday that, although he would not choose Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as a running mate, he would consider appointing him to lead the Food and Drug Administration or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
DeSantis told Clay Travis in an Outkick interview that RFK Jr.'s stance on many medical issues "does appeal to [him] but there's a whole host of other things that he'd be probably out of step with."
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"Sic him on the FDA if he's willing to serve, or sic him on the CDC," DeSantis said, "but in terms of being veep, if there's 70% of the issues that he may be averse to our base on, you know, that just creates an issue."
Desantis said he would not choose RFK Jr as a running mate, but would consider him to be in charge of the FDA or CDC “if he’d be willing to serve.” pic.twitter.com/7hHJlHGnQ6
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RFK Jr., who is running for president as a Democrat, has attracted a significant amount of criticism due to his skepticism of vaccines, a source of increased controversy during the pandemic. He has pushed back against online and media censorship of his activism and claims. He has repeatedly denied that he is against all vaccines.
In comparison to other Democrats, RFK Jr. has positioned himself as somewhat of a moderate on other healthcare issues as well. Last month, RFK Jr. said that although he was pro-abortion, every abortion is "a tragedy."