Colorado Gov. Jared Polis speaks on stage during the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 21, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Trump announced his nomination of RFK Jr. for HHS secretary Thursday afternoon, igniting a firestorm of praise and critique.
In his announcement, Trump promised that, with Kennedy leading the HHS, the agency would be restored as the "Gold Standard Scientific Research."
"For too long, Americans have been crushed by the industrial food complex and drug companies who have engaged in deception, misinformation, and disinformation when it comes to Public Health," Trump wrote. "Mr. Kennedy will restore these Agencies to the traditions of Gold Standard Scientific Research, and beacons of Transparency, to end the Chronic Disease epidemic, and to Make America Great and Healthy Again!"
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced 'No Spoiler' pledge for the upcoming elections at a campaign stop. RFK Jr. announced that only he could defeat Donald Trump in the general election in November and demanded that President Joe Biden step aside. (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
This isn't the first time Kennedy was considered for a Cabinet position for a presidential administration. Back in 2008, then President-elect Obama reportedly strongly considered naming Kennedy to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, Politico reported at the time.
Polis has been critical of a Trump presidency. He recently joined forces with Illinois Gov. J.B Pritzker to co-chair a new coalition called Governors Safeguarding Democracy.
The website names "fast-moving disinformation campaigns" and "cyberthreats" as examples of "threats to our democracy."
"Donald Trump is going to bring people into his administration who are absolute loyalists to his cult of personality and not necessarily to the law," Pritzker said, according to the New York Times. "Last time, he didn’t really know where the levers of government were. I think he probably does now. And so I think that the threat remains great."
Left: Colorado Gov. Jared Polis speaks to members of the media in the spin room following the first vice presidential debate at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York, on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024; Right: Ill. Gov. J. B. Pritzker attends the Clinton Global Initiative 2024 Annual Meeting at New York Hilton Midtown on Sept. 24, 2024 in New York City. (Left: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Right: John Nacion/Getty Images;)
During an appearance on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," Polis said of Trump, "we're gonna work with him and his administration however we can for our state."
Polis echoed his sentiments, writing on X that he looks forward to "partnering with him to truly make America healthy again."
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"He will face strong special interest opposition on these, but I look forward to partnering with him to truly make America healthy again," Polis added.
Fox News Digital’s Greg Wehner and Alex Nitzberg contributed to this report.
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