Today, 61 organizations sent President Donald Trump a letter urging him to immediately fire Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., calling him the “source of chaos” at the U.S.’s top health agency.
In an effort led by Public Citizen and Protect Our Care, the groups call on Trump to replace Kennedy with someone who has a “demonstrated track record of experience and integrity.” The letter states Kennedy continues to undermine Americans’ health while sowing mistrust and limiting access to vaccines. The letter points to alarming moments under Kennedy’s watch including the mishandling of the 2025 measles outbreak, the firing of Center for Disease Control director Dr. Susan Monarez and cuts to billions of dollars in grant money and thousands of firings at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
“Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is the most dangerous individual ever to hold the title of Secretary of Health and Human Services,” said Public Citizen Co-President Lisa Gilbert. “President Trump and Senate Republicans made a grievous error when entrusting Kennedy with our nation’s health, with results both horrible and entirely predictable. It is far past time that President Trump rectifies this error by firing Kennedy before more lives are unnecessarily put at risk by Kennedy’s anti-science views and gross mismanagement.”
Separately, in a letter released Wednesday, more than 1,000 HHS workers demanded Kennedy resign from the position, emphasizing that Kennedy is unfit to run the agency.
Read the letter sent by Public Citizen and other health groups here.
This content originally appeared on Common Dreams and was authored by Newswire Editor.
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