Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump attended a campaign event hosted by the conservative group “American Turning Point” in Duluth, Georgia, the United States, on October 23, 2024.
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former president Donald Trump Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s proposal to remove fluoride from U.S. water supplies “sounds good” to him, he said Sunday, a stance that goes against the advice of public health agencies.
“Well, I haven’t talked to him about it yet, but it sounds good to me. You know it’s possible,” Trump said in a statement. interview NBC News’ Dasha Burns said when asked about Kennedy’s proposal.
Kennedy release Saturday, “On January 20, the Trump White House will recommend that all U.S. water systems remove fluoride from public water.”
Trump also said that Kennedy will play an important role Develop public health policy In any Trump administration.
Fluoride is found in nearly all water sources, and some is added to public water to help prevent tooth decay, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“The safety and benefits of fluoride are well documented and have been thoroughly reviewed by multiple scientific and public health organizations,” a report reads. postal On the CDC website.
American Dental Association explain Seventy years of research have proven the safety and effectiveness of adding fluoride to water, a process known as community water fluoridation.
The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment on the fluoride remarks.
Kennedy was also a well-known vaccine skeptic who helped spread false conspiracy theories about public health. When asked by NBC News if Trump “might consider banning certain vaccines” if he were president and Kennedy was in his administration, Trump didn’t consider it.
“I’ll talk to him and others and then I’ll make a decision, but he’s a very talented man with a very strong point of view,” Trump said.
The science on fluoride and water fluoridation is clear. But Trump’s concerns, and the questions they may ask voters about what the public health situation might look like with Trump in the White House, underscore the daunting challenge facing the Trump campaign in its final days: sticking to its message.
final weekendThe Trump campaign distanced itself from comedian Tony Hinchcliffe after he called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage.”
The comments dominated the news cycle for days, until President Joe Biden appeared to call Trump supporters “Rubbish”, and later said that was not what he meant.
Republicans believe voters this week are not focusing on every controversial statement from Trump and his allies, but instead focusing on the larger issues in the race.
“Voters in Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Georgia and North Carolina are all talking about crime and unemployment,” Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., told CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday. Address” said in the program.
“They’re talking about the border. They’re talking about 70,000 Americans dying from fentanyl. They’re not talking about fluoride.”
