Political positions of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is an environmental lawyer and medical activist from Washington DC. He started his political career properly as a cabinet member of the second presidency of Donald Trump (as the head of HHS since February 2025).

Conspiracy theories (uncle & father)
Kennedy said, during an interview with the "VLAD TV", that the number of bullets that killed his father (and injured others) did not "add up". In other words, the assassinator could not have acted alone. There must have been more than 1 gun-man during the attack.Robert F Kennedy Jr Names 2nd Shooter Who Killed His Father with Sirhan Sirhan 2024

COVID-19 pandemic
Kennedy thought that the Black communities (economically) suffered more than other communities in the U.S. during the pandemic. 

Foreign policy
Kennedy opposes having a normal diplomatic relationship with Saudi Arabia and other dictatorships.  

Domestic policy
party politics
Kennedy thought that the Democratic party, in mid-2023, was just ignoring him, or trying to slowing him down, instead of having a presidential primary debate.  In Autumn 2023, he became an independent candidate.

vaccine views
Kennedy wanted "thorough testing and investigation" of vaccines. Since the 2010s, he got the label of "anti-vaxxer" anyhow.     

general
Kennedy wanted to debate with Joe Biden and Donald J. Trump about the national debt.RFK Jr. plans to confront Trump, Biden on $14T in debt, says he'd beat either head-to-head. May 2024
He wanted to cut the military spending by half.Kennedy Vows to Cut Military Budget in Half 

Kennedy thought that the gun violence in the United States is not a "public health crisis".RFK Jr. says gun violence is not a public health crisis. January 2025

Related page
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 2024 presidential campaign

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