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Governor of Colorado Jared Polis (D) raised eyebrows Thursday when he posted on social media that he was “excited” about the president-elect that of Donald Trump appointment of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

Polis had been a vocal critic of Kennedy in the past. In August, Polish ” hit Kennedy, saying his politics and long-standing skepticism about vaccines could lead to “bringing back measles and polio.” Kennedy has long been a lightning rod for controversy for his wild claimsincluding that chemicals in water make children trans, that Russia has used WiFi radiation as a weapon to cause cancer, and that the United States has worked to develop “ethnic bioweapons.”

“I am excited by the news that the President-elect will nominate @RobertKennedyJr to @HHSGov. He helped us defeat vaccine mandates in Colorado in 2019 and will help make America healthy again by shaking up HHS and the FDA. I hope he looks at personal vaccine choices rather than bans (which I find terrible, as do mandates), but what makes me most optimistic is tackling big pharmaceutical companies and agricultural oligopoly to improve our health,” Polis began before. recognizing his point of view might surprise more than one person.

“Before you make fun of him or disagree, I want to share with you a few quotes that, if he follows through, will show why I’m excited,” the People’s Democrat continued, adding:

“Level the playing field for Americans internationally when it comes to drug costs…capping drug prices so that companies can’t charge Americans much more than Europeans pay. ” YES! Colorado currently has a pending application with the FDA for us to import low-cost prescription drugs from Canada and we just need their approval.

“In some categories, there are entire departments, like the FDA nutrition department, that have to go, that are not doing their job, they are not protecting our children,” YES! The entire nutritional regime is dominated by big agricultural corporations rather than human health and they do more harm than good.

“We need to move away from pesticide-intensive agriculture.” YES! We’ve tried and failed to better protect people and pollinators from harmful pesticides here in Colorado and we need all the help we can get to take on big chemical companies and improve human health and the environment! For our pollinators and our people!

“He will face strong opposition from special interests on these issues, but I look forward to working with him to truly make America healthy again and hope we can finally make progress on these important issues.” , Polis concluded.

Read his full article here.

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