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Kamala Harris had a terse reply to Trump's plan: "No."

Donald Trump said Thursday that vaccine conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would be in charge of “women’s health” if the former president is reelected to the White House.

The comments reflect Kennedy’s growing role in a potential administration and his rising standing in the Trump orbit after he dropped his independent bid for the presidency and endorsed his onetime competitor. But calls for a senior position have troubled health advocates, who point to Kennedy’s long history as a skeptic of widely accepted science surrounding vaccines. Those concerns grew this week after the co-chair of the team planning Trump’s potential transition said Kennedy had persuaded him in a 2.5-hour meeting that vaccines caused autisma widely debunked stance

The Harris campaign was quick to share footage of Trump’s plans for Kennedy on Thursday, and Harris herself tweeted a short response to her opponent’s pledge: “No.”

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[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 77 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

MAGA just really does not give a crap about women’s health.

[–] Carvex@lemmy.world 38 points 2 weeks ago

Or anyone, at all. They care about their own power, wealth, and status, nothing and no one else.

Oh, they do. They care because they want women to suffer.

[–] vaguerant@fedia.io 13 points 2 weeks ago

It makes sense when you realize they take "women's health" to mean literally one thing only: access to abortions.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Being maga means just being a Karen. That's all it really is.

[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago

It is far more than that.

[–] zephorah@lemm.ee 48 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Try to stay with me here because I have this crazy idea. It’s out there. So far out there I’m pretty sure it’s never been done. How about we have a woman with medical training in charge of women’s health?

[–] webadict@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Be careful what you wish for, or they will find the one woman trained in medicine who wants to sterilize people using logic derived from eugenics.

[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

There's one here in Houston who believes in all kinds of crazy shit. Look up Stella Immanuel.

[–] barsquid@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Dr. Demon Semen! Yeah, she's perfect for a Donald appointee.

[–] blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago

Great idea. Also, only gay people get to vote on gay rights.

Not joking.

[–] the_tab_key@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The training makes her an expert and you can't trust those. Can't trust a woman either, so that's double untrustworthy.

[–] zephorah@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

Oh right. Vance’s debate argument that you can’t go with what economists say about the economy.

Ngl it’s kind of a hilarious and baffling self-own with regards to the women’s vote. Like, genuinely, how is this in any way supposed to convince more women to vote for him? An antivax nut job with a literal worm in his brain…? Like… wut.

[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Vance is a bigger problem, he's a billionaire sponsored corporate entity and he's going to end up President.

Thiel replaced Epstein on the board of Carbyne, Mossad's research and development company.

Vance is a dubious corporate character. Beware.

[–] zephorah@lemm.ee 23 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This is exactly it. I keep waking up expecting to read that Trump died in his sleep, that’s how unhealthy he looks.

This is the Vance for President campaign, trump is just the fuel in the car that drives him there.

[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I figure they need Trump to also do a bunch of crimes when he's in office before they pull the plug on him... That way he can blamed whilst they keep all the power.

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I’m not sure RFK, Jr should be in charge of his own health.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago

What do you mean? He's a very healthy looking zombie.

[–] aalvare2@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

What makes you say that? The brain-worm, or his history of eating rotten flesh?

[–] Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The man with literal worm-on-the-brain is going to be in charge of women's bodies. I mean, of course! This timeline is really turning out to be worse than any "alternate universe" episodes of most sci-fi shows.

[–] holycrap@lemm.ee 12 points 2 weeks ago

A dead worm. Poor thing starved to death 😢

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago

Looks like donnie is really doubling down on hoping the male vote puts him over because this is the exact opposite of outreach to women voters...

[–] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Is he an HPV vaccine skeptic too? Because that wouldn't bode well for the rates of cervical cancer.

[–] shonn@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

He's an everything vaccine skeptic. He's said that he tells random women in the park not to vaccinate their kids.

[–] Scrawny@lemm.ee 18 points 2 weeks ago

Picture him dragging a bear corpse and telling passerbys not to vaccinate.

[–] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Thanks for the info. What a shithead

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 weeks ago

Republicans are talking about banning all vaccines, which is obviously insane and murderous.

[–] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

How is it not a conspiracy that he's trying to lose this election. And how are his dumb ass supporters, who are often so high on conspiracy theory, oblivious to this notion? And why the fuck is the media making it out to be hyper competitive with both sides bringing equal amounts of crazy and reason to the table

[–] CrabAndBroom@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Also as a non-American, I don't get how this is even a close election? To me it seems like the options are Competent Politician Who You May Not Agree With On Everything vs. Actual Cabal Of Demented Fascists, and it seems like it could genuinely go either way.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

And why the fuck is the media making it out to be hyper competitive with both sides bringing equal amounts of crazy and reason to the table

The bothsiderist formula is what the corporate media loves best. Doing truth-telling is not really their thing.

[–] cowpattycrusader@thelemmy.club 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Is there currently someone "in charge of women's health" in our government? This sounds ominous af.

Edit: Turns out there is a Office of Women's Health in the FDA that is focused on addressing unique biology I guess. That seems to make it even worse.

[–] VoteNixon2016@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

A clip from RFK Jr.'s recent interview about his plans for women's health

Trump really has a talent for picking the absolute worst possible people for any position.

[–] Snapz@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

You're not as stupid as to support the subject of that headline, Reader. Vote for Harris.

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

How the fuck did this man come from the Kennedy family?

[–] chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 weeks ago

Actually, it makes perfect sense. Being a Kennedy is traumatic. Behind the Bastards did a set of episodes on him, and between the deaths and other weird things (including giving them too much power and bad parenting in general) I'm not surprised at all how he turned out.

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

A list of possible new Republican slogans for Women's rights and women's health:

"It all starts out by grabbing the pussy real good"

"If by the pussy you don't succeed, try and try again"

"If you're famous, they let you health care them by the pussy"

[–] Jagothaciv@kbin.earth 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Imagine Ernest giving you health advice and making health guidelines. That’s what this is.

[–] citrusface@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago

I would trust Ernest P Worrell with my life. I wouldn't trust RFK to tie my shoe.

[–] TimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.org 6 points 2 weeks ago

Have you seen Ernest's house? Dude just has savant syndrome. He's a genius engineer and doesn't know it.

[–] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 2 weeks ago

Raw Bear Grylls Kennedy I would trust even less than most other Trump clowns, especially regarding women and health.

[–] Potatisen@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Is this the lobster that Jordan Peterson is famous for?

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

looks like a beatup volkwagen