Political pundit Chuck Todd is predicting President Trump could remove Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as head of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) amid pushback his policies are receiving from some in Congress.
During an appearance on CNN this week, Todd called Kennedy “easily the most unqualified cabinet sectary,” in Trump’s government.
“There are people at the White House who have been alarmed by Kennedy, and it’s Trump that says, you know, he’s afraid of losing the Kennedy constituency, and he’s just been letting Kennedy go, letting Kennedy go,” he continued. “At some point, this will break, and I do think he throws Kennedy overboard, but, you know, he loves his trophy.”
The former “Meet the Press” host said Kennedy’s name recognition “is the biggest problem they’re running into.”
“There are plenty of people in this White House that know this guy is a disaster,” he continued. “Not just politically, this guy is a disaster for all the reasons we’ve been laying out here.”
Kennedy on Thursday faced intense grilling from senators over his stance on vaccines and moves to overhaul the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), including ousting its director.
The HHS chief has long voiced skepticism about vaccines and other health care mandates, briefly running for president before dropping out of the race and endorsing Trump in the 2024 election.
