Colorado Democratic Gov. Jared Polis praised President-elect Trump for nominating Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be the next Secretary of Health and Human Services.
In a lengthy social media post Thursday, Polis praised Kennedy for helping Colorado “defeat its vaccine mandate” in 2019 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“He helped defeat Colorado's vaccine mandate in 2019 and will help make America healthy again by shaking up HHS and the FDA,” he wrote.
“I hope he leans toward personal choice rather than banning vaccines (which I think is just as bad as mandating them), but I'm most optimistic that we and confronting big pharmaceutical companies and agricultural oligopolies to improve the health of Americans,” Polis said. .
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Colorado Governor 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)
President Trump announced Thursday afternoon that he would nominate RFK Jr. for Secretary of Health and Human Services, sparking a storm of praise and criticism.
In his announcement, President Trump pledged that Kennedy would lead HHS and restore the agency as the “gold standard for scientific research.”
“For too long, the American people have been overwhelmed by the food complex and drug companies that have perpetrated deceit, misinformation, and disinformation about public health,” Trump wrote. “Mr. Kennedy will restore these institutions to a tradition of gold-standard scientific research and a beacon of transparency, end the epidemic of chronic disease, and make America great and healthy again!”
Former Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shake hands during a campaign rally at Desert Diamond Arena on Friday, August 23, 2024 in Glendale, Arizona. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Kennedy started his presidential campaign as a Democrat, but ultimately supported Trump.
Kennedy also spoke at Trump's historic Madison Square Garden rally last month, where he vented about the current state of the Democratic Party.
“The Democratic Party is the party of war. The party of the CIA. You kamala harris gave a speech At the Democratic Convention written by neocons. It was bellicose and belligerent. It spoke of the domination of the world by the United States through weapons of war. Today, it is political parties that are trying to divide Americans. “This is a political party that is dismantling women's sports by letting men play women's sports.”
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“This is the party of Wall Street. This is the party of Bill Gates, who just donated $50 million to Harris. This is the party, and the Harris campaign has 50 former CIA agents and staffers, and John Bolton's support. I'm very proud of what I got.'' And Dick Cheney. ”
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a pledge not to “spoil” the upcoming election during a campaign hiatus. RFK Jr. announced that he is the only one who can defeat Donald Trump in the November general election and called on President Joe Biden to step down. (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
This is not the first time Kennedy has been considered for a cabinet position in a presidential administration. In 2008, then-President-elect Obama strongly considered Kennedy to head the Environmental Protection Agency, Politico reported at the time.
Polis has been critical of Trump's inauguration. He recently worked with Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker to co-chair a new coalition called Governors Defending Democracy.
The website cites “rapid disinformation campaigns” and “cyber threats” as examples of “threats to democracy.”
“Donald Trump is trying to bring into office people who are not necessarily going to follow the law, but are absolute supporters of a cult of personality,” Pritzker said, according to the newspaper. new york times. “Last time, he didn't really know where the government's levers were. I think he probably knows now. So I think the threat is still great.”
Left: Colorado Governor Jared Polis speaks to members of the media in the spin room after the first vice presidential debate on Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York. Right: Illinois Governor JB Pritzker attends the Clinton Global Initiative 2024 Annual Meeting at the Hilton Midtown on September 24, 2024 in New York City. (Left: Al Drago/Bloomberg, Getty Images; Right: John Nacion/Getty Images;)
“I'm going to work with him and his administration as much as I can for the state,” Polis said of Trump on MSNBC's “Morning Joe.”
Polis expressed similar sentiments, writing to X that he looked forward to “partnering with him to make America truly healthy again.”
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“He will face strong special interest opposition on these, but I look forward to working with him to truly make America healthy again,” Polis added.
Fox News Digital's Greg Wehner and Alex Nitzberg contributed to this report.
