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☆ Doctors say RFK Jr.’s anti-Ozempic stance perpetuates stigma and misrepresents evidence
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Meg Tirrell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Sanjay Gupta Reports: Is Ozempic Right For You?” at 8 p.m. Sunday, November 17, on CNN. Even as they agree that it’s important to address growing rates of diabetes and obesity, doctors in that field say Kennedy’s plans miss the mark. Not everyone with obesity will want the drugs, and for some, they may have strong side effects such as nausea. Doctors who treat people with obesity suggest that fixing the food system shouldn’t be mutually exclusive with using weight-loss medications, when appropriate. “But a lot of his thinking is like ‘A plus B plus C plus miracle, and you’ve got an answer.’”

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☆ How we're thinking about Eli Lilly after Trump picked obesity-drug critic RFK Jr. to run HHS
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Shares of obesity drugmaker Eli Lilly fell more than 4% on Friday, extending a roughly 3% slide in Thursday's session. Ozempic is the posterchild of the fast-growing GLP-1 class, in which Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly are currently the two dominant players. Bottom line Eli Lilly has been our favorite drug stock for years thanks to its stellar pipeline led by GLP-1s. But, at this point, Kennedy's nomination requires us to be more cautious on Eli Lilly in the near term. Eli Lilly and Company, Pharmaceutical company headquarters in Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain.

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Still, Kennedy said that if tapped, he would advise communities on fluoridated water. Major public health groups, including the American Dental Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the CDC, soon supported the use of fluoridated water. Cavity prevention, experts say, is a major public health coup. “There’s not any evidence that fluoride has lowered the IQ of kids,” said Dr. David Margolius, Cleveland’s director of public health. Experts maintain that there’s no credible evidence proving fluoride has lowered kids’ IQ levels.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Kennedy —, ” Kennedy, Kennedy, ”, Meg Lochary, “ There’s, David Margolius, Richard Besser, Robert Wood Johnson, ” Besser Organizations: MSNBC, Centers for Disease Control, American Dental Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, CDC, Pediatrics, U.S . Environmental, Agency, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Locations: Waxhaw , North Carolina, U.S, Colorado Springs , Colorado, Grand Rapids , Michigan, California

Three EPA whistleblowers told ProPublica on Thursday that their complaints were the subject of the reports (which redact employee names). After endorsing Trump, Kennedy wrote in a Wall Street Journal op-ed that the U.S. could “revisit pesticide and other chemical-use standards” if Trump wins. “The EPA was sort of paralyzed under the Trump administration,” she said. It’s not yet clear what Kennedy’s role might be in a potential Trump administration, or which decisions he’d help to make as part of the transition team. Even with Kennedy’s ties to Trump, Gartner said she would expect the EPA under a second Trump administration to act similarly to the first one.

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☆ RFK Jr. suspends 2024 campaign, throws support behind Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( John L. Dorman | Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewRobert F. Kennedy Jr. suspended his long-shot presidential campaign on Friday, throwing his support behind former President Donald Trump in a bid to shake up an already chaotic 2024 race. Related storiesIn recent days, Kennedy's campaign has shown signs of strain. Kennedy seemed primed to be a factor in the 2024 election when it appeared that President Joe Biden and Trump were destined for a rematch. Early polls showed that Kennedy was nearing double-digit support when faced with a likely Trump-Biden rematch that Americans didn't want. But, like Trump, Kennedy has faltered over the summer.

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☆ RFK Jr., the man running as an alternative to Trump and Biden, just denied he barbecued and ate a dog
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is fending off claims that he once ate a barbecued dog. Responding to allegations in a Vanity Fair article, he said that the carcass was that of a goat. The independent presidential candidate is running as an alternative to Joe Biden and Donald Trump. AdvertisementRobert F. Kennedy Jr. has been linked to numerous bizarre headlines — including an admission that he once had a worm in his brain — but things just got a lot weirder. A Vanity Fair article on Tuesday contained an allegation that the independent presidential candidate once ate a barbecued dog.

Persons: Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, —, Kennedy Organizations: Service, Business

☆ Election Updates: Biden courts labor unions, with a speech to electrical workers planned today.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Chris Cameron | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

Members of this prominent Democratic family, including most of Mr. Kennedy’s siblings, had already signaled their support for Mr. Biden. Just as President Biden does today.”“Nearly every single grandchild of Joe and Rose Kennedy supports Joe Biden,” she said. “That’s right: The Kennedy family endorses Joe Biden for president.”Responding on social media, Mr. Kennedy avoided engaging with his family’s rejection of his candidacy. “I know you’re never supposed to reject a gift,” Mr. Kennedy joked as he held them. He then encouraged the roughly dozen people there to volunteer for the Biden campaign, arguing that their help could decide the election.

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☆ Biden to appear with Kennedy family for endorsements, as battle heats up with RFK Jr. over family legacy
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Kevin Liptak | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

He has cited Robert F. Kennedy Sr. as a personal inspiration in his political career. And Biden invited Maria Shriver, a niece of John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy, to attend his State of the Union address to highlight her work on women’s health. In public statements, some members of the Kennedy family have already made clear they are backing Biden in November. In a CNN interview last month, another sister of RFK Jr., Rory Kennedy, said she’s concerned he could undermine Biden’s chances of defeating Trump. I don’t know anybody in America who’s got a family who agrees with him on everything.”The Kennedy family members attending Biden’s event Thursday include Rory Kennedy, Kerry Kennedy, Joe Kennedy II, Beth Kennedy, Joe Kennedy III, Christopher Kennedy, Maxwell Taylor Kennedy, Vicki Strauss Kennedy, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Kerry Kennedy Meltzer, Max Meltzer, Ted Kennedy Jr., Stephen Kennedy Smith, Peter McKelvy and Rebeca McKelvy.

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☆ Opinion: RFK Jr. is poised to be a chaos factor in November
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Opinion Lee Drutman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

With the announcement of his running mate, Silicon Valley attorney and entrepreneur Nicole Shanahan, Kennedy’s campaign will expand its ballot access. On the surface, this double dislike seems puzzling: Shouldn’t one of the two parties have figured out how to elevate a more popular general election candidate? Americans overwhelmingly want more than two political parties. But in a close race between the two unpopular frontrunners, Kennedy will almost certainly be a chaos factor. Kennedy — whose campaign is in many respects a product of this doom loop — is a deeply flawed messenger for change.

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Even in the past few weeks, it had evolved as Mr. Kennedy and his advisers spoke with more than half a dozen prospective candidates. A spokeswoman for Mr. Kennedy’s campaign declined to comment. Mr. Kennedy and Ms. Shanahan did not respond to requests for comment on Monday evening. quarterback, and Jesse Ventura, the former Minnesota governor and onetime professional wrestler, were at the top of Mr. Kennedy’s list. But she gave to Mr. Kennedy’s presidential campaign in May 2023, when he was running as a Democrat.

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☆ Kennedy Family, Sans R.F.K. Jr., Poses With Biden at the White House
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Rebecca Davis O Brien | More About Rebecca Davis O Brien | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Under normal circumstances, a visit by the Kennedy family to the White House on St. Patrick's Day — a storied political family with Irish roots, hosted by a president of Irish heritage — might not be particularly newsworthy. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is running an independent bid to supplant President Biden, breaking with the Democratic Party and with many members of his family, who have condemned his campaign as “dangerous.”They have also pointedly backed Mr. Biden. On Sunday, Kerry Kennedy — one of Mr. Kennedy’s sisters — posted a picture of the family on X at the White House with Mr. Biden. “President Biden, you make the world better,” she wrote. Mr. Biden responded to the post: “From one proud Irish family to another — it was good to have you all back at the White House.”

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☆ A 30-Second Kennedy Ad Collides With a Decades-Long Family Legacy
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Adam Nagourney | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A Super Bowl advertisement promoting the presidential campaign of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — a remake of a 1960 spot that helped put his uncle John F. Kennedy in the White House — has struck a nerve with Kennedy family members and friends, who worry that it exploits and potentially tarnishes the legacy of a storied political family. The 30-second advertisement is built on the foundation of one of the most famous political ads in American history, still memorable to many in politics 63 years after it was first shown. That historic ad presents John F. Kennedy — than a senator from Massachusetts — as a young, vibrant and experienced challenger to Richard M. Nixon, the Republican vice president under Dwight D. Eisenhower. The slightly altered version of the original ad superimposes pictures of Robert Kennedy Jr. over John F. Kennedy’s image and keeps the jaunty jingle — Kennedy, Kennedy, Kennedy — that remains burned in some people’s memories to this day. In the process, it repurposes an advertisement created for John F. Kennedy into one for his 70-year-old nephew, an appropriation of a legacy that many Democrats have long argued Robert Kennedy should not be able to claim.

Persons: Robert F, Kennedy Jr, John F, Kennedy, —, Kennedy —, Richard M, Nixon, Dwight D, Eisenhower, Robert Kennedy Jr, — Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Raymond Buckley Organizations: Massachusetts —, Republican, New Hampshire Democratic Party, Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum Locations: Massachusetts, Boston

☆ The conspiracy candidate: What RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine crusade could look like in the White House
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Brandy-Zadrozny-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Brandy Zadrozny | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

It’s a dark notion, one Kennedy believes that he, as president, can save the country from. As Kennedy speaks, his dogs remain at attention. Kennedy shows his command of his dogs, who obediently sit at attention, waiting for a treat. He disappeared from most networks and news organizations years ago — when his anti-vaccine activism became unpalatable to most Americans. But Kennedy doesn’t want to talk about vaccines — at least not from the campaign trail.

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☆ Elon Musk is set to host anti-vax presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Twitter — weeks after Ron DeSantis' campaign launch flopped on the platform
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk is ready for another conversation with a presidential hopeful. On Monday the billionaire will host anti-vaxxer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on a Twitter Spaces call. It comes just weeks after Republican candidate Ron DeSantis suffered an embarrassing campaign launch on Twitter. Elon Musk will host outspoken anti-vaxxer Robert F. Kennedy Jr in a virtual call on Twitter as he prepares to take-on President Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination for the 2024 election — weeks after Ron DeSantis' catastrophic campaign launch on the platform. The billionaire Twitter owner will talk to Kennedy — nephew of late president John F. Kennedy — on Monday in a Twitter Spaces event titled "Reclaiming Democracy," marking his second conversation with a presidential candidate on the platform.

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Through the end of business hours on Friday, GOP Rep. Kevin McCarthy had lost 13 straight votes for speaker of the House. Vote after vote, hour after hour, the Democratic minority cast its ballots for the conference's leader, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York. And as a result, Jeffries won vote after vote for speaker, though McCarthy finally pulled ahead on Friday. Democrats can vote as a block from now till this Congress is over, but they simply didn't have the numbers to elect Jeffries as speaker. With every vote in the House this week, they’ve shown that criticism to be overstated.

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