When Donald Trump As he took the stage in Florida at 2:30 a.m. Wednesday to deliver a declaration of victory, he promised his gathered supporters “the golden age of America” upon his return to the White House. You might be surprised at how many white women with babies on their hips, front cameras pointed at their highlighted cheekbones, nod along with it on their social media accounts – but only if you haven't familiarized yourself with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Make America Healthy Again, MAHA for short, from Make America Healthy Again, a “health plan” tailor-made to appeal to those who proudly present themselves as free-thinking moms and bosses. Hey girl, we're going to make America healthy again!
“We are the party of common sense,” Trump said in that speech. And that common sense apparently means letting Kennedy, his former Republican Party rival, “run wild” with the nation's health care policies. Kennedy, an outspoken anti-vaxxer, bragged that his brain had been partially eaten by a worm, causing him short- and long-term memory loss, among other cognitive effects, and that he would eat five more. and stay relaxed “with a six-worm handicap”.
“He's going to help make America good again,” Trump said of Kennedy, the man he accused last May of being an undercover Democrat in cahoots with the president. Joe Biden to carry out a radical left program. “He’s a great guy and he really wants to say he wants to do certain things, and we’re going to let him go for it. » At his rally at Madison Square Garden, Trump teased the news of this new health czar by declaring: “I'm going to let him rant about health care. I'm going to let him run wild with the food. I'm going to let him run wild with the meds.
Right-wing social media influencers like Jessica Reed Krauswho posts countless typo-riddled Instagram Stories under the handle @houseinhabit, and their merry gang of wine moms and lady bosses have long awaited this moment: validation that they, too, can “go wild on the meds,” no matter how many lives he puts in danger. Should Kennedy be appointed to this high-ranking, unnamed public health role (he and Trump have debated what the position actually would be, but Kennedy appears to be participating in the time-honored far-right tradition of saying something 'absolutely insane for a whole period). several times and hoping it comes true, hop, change-o), his intention is to dismantle and privatize the foundations of public health initiatives.
When Kennedy abandoned his presidential campaign and threw his support behind Trump, he launched his MAHA initiative, renaming himself both Trump Guy and Health Guy in one fell swoop.
According to the PAC's associated website, which sells designer hats (this party adore a hat), the key to health lies in “health freedom” and “removing harmful toxins from our food, water and air.”
In an interview with NPR, Kennedy said that on day one of the second Trump administration, he would recommend removing fluoride from drinking water. “Now we have fluoride in toothpaste,” he said, conveniently passing over people who might not have access to toothpaste, although he then demonstrated remarkable flexibility by leaning in four to rationalize the Republicans as the “party of poor Americans.”
What wasn't said in this interview: his past claims (plural) that chemicals in tap water make kids gay and trans. His recent arguments further rely on his equally false beliefs that fluoride causes arthritis, bone fractures and bone cancer. Kennedy would like to be in charge of medical research in this mystical role, because, you see, he has done his own.
Speaking with NPR, Kennedy also said he would “immediately” work on changes to vaccine regulations and research, misleadingly explaining, “We're not going to take vaccines away from anyone.” We will ensure that Americans have good information now. The science on vaccine safety, in particular, has huge gaps and we are going to ensure that these scientific studies are done and that people can make informed choices about their vaccinations and those of their children.
This is where Kennedy joins forces with all those earthly moms and wellness influencers who “did their own research” and “made the right choice for their families”: saying he's not going to “remove vaccines” doesn’t mean the policy can’t make them much harder to get. And by relaxing childhood vaccination requirements, leading to lower adoption rates, vaccines become less effective at preventing unnecessary illness and death. The research conducted by Kennedy and the influencers apparently did not include readings on herd immunity and the role individual responsibility plays in community well-being.
Longevity Entrepreneur Bryan Johnsonwho keeps threatening us to find a way to never die, jumped on the MAHA bandwagon and posted a photo this week showing thigh-hugging RFK Jr. and former NASCAR driver. Danica Patrick (who posted photos of herself sulking on the floor after she and Krauss were denied entry to Trump's campaign festivities) shares memes that imply Kennedy's arm muscles make him a more qualified leader in healthcare than others. If that's the case, let's cut the tape of Trump's medical summary. Oh, oops, I can't do that, he refused to post it. Former Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzingercurrently head of Broadway's Sunset Boulevardis a fan, criticized for a now-deleted comment asking Marque Russell where she can get a MAGA-style Make Jesus First Again hat (again with the hats!) after posting a video proclaiming that she was “about to make the right decision today!” » on Election Day, conveniently and bravely omitting what that decision was.
Trump's bombastic attitude can sometimes seem at odds with wannabes for Ballerina Farm and their sprawling broods, a quaint off-grid life fueled by unpasteurized milk and sunshine with the phrase “I think I like this little life” of this song playing on a constant loop in the background, but consider that many of these “welfare”-minded people consider themselves free-thinking rebels, a value that Trump also cherishes, albeit with very different understandings of how to use bronzer.
In a tweet in late October, Kennedy warned the FDA to “1. Keep your records, and 2. Pack your bags.”
Among the things he claimed about the agency was that it was practicing “aggressive suppression of,” among other things, “vitamins, clean foods, sun and exercise” because they “cannot be patented by Pharma”. Who are these monsters who oppose the sun? Kennedy's MAHA platform is a public health nightmare, wrapped in the Trojan horse of language about good, clean living.
In October, he also accused several federal agencies, including the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration, the Center for Disease Control and the Department of Agriculture, of being “puppets for the industries that they are intended to regulate. » If you listen to Kennedy, all of these agencies will be under his purview in the new Trump administration.
If all of MAHA's new professional women need something cute and farmhouse-chic to sip on Kennedy's Kool-Aid, good news: He's got just the whimsical heart-adorned glass for you.
Oh, and don't forget your hat.
