Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
American attorney and activist
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| March 28 2025 | Kennedy informed Peter Marks, head of FDA's vaccine program, to resign or be fired. Marks submitted a resignation letter criticizing Kennedy's attempts to erode trust in vaccines. |
| March 2025 | In an HHS news release, referred to student protests against Israel's actions in Gaza as 'anti-semitism' and a product of 'woke cancel culture'. |
| March 2 2025 | Kennedy published an op-ed on Fox News about the measles outbreak, calling vaccines a 'personal choice' while simultaneously acknowledging their role in community immunity, which drew criticism. |
| February 28 2025 | HHS top spokesperson Thomas Corry abruptly resigned from his position as assistant secretary of public affairs, reportedly due to conflicts with Kennedy over his management during the measles outbreak. |
| February 26 2025 | Kennedy made his first public comments about the Southwest United States measles outbreak, claiming two deaths and suggesting the outbreak was not unusual, despite healthcare professionals disputing his statements. |
| February 20 2025 | HHS instructed the CDC to suspend its flu vaccination ad campaign during an unusually severe influenza season, halting messaging about vaccination benefits. |
| 2025 | Kennedy disclosed a law firm arrangement with Wisner Baum, where he earns 10% of fees from referred pharmaceutical drug injury cases, with total disclosed income of $856,559. |
| February 14 2025 | Approximately 5,200 newly hired federal health workers were ordered to be fired across agencies including the CDC and NIH. |
| February 13 2025 | President Trump signed Executive Order 14211, creating the 'Make America Healthy Again' (MAHA) Commission to be chaired by Kennedy, aimed at investigating chronic childhood diseases and assessing potential threats from various prescription medications. |
| February 13 2025 | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as Secretary of Health and Human Services by the Senate in a 52-48 vote, with Mitch McConnell being the sole Republican to vote against his nomination. McConnell criticized Kennedy's perceived stance on vaccine approval, particularly referencing polio vaccine controversies. |
| February 13 2025 | Becomes the 26th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services. |
| February 4 2025 | Senate Committee on Finance voted 14-13 to forward Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination for Secretary of Health and Human Services to a full Senate vote, with Bill Cassidy casting the deciding vote after receiving 'serious commitments' from the Trump administration and 'honest counsel' from Vice President JD Vance. |
| January 30 2025 | Kennedy is scheduled to appear before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee (HELP) for his second nomination hearing as Secretary of Health and Human Services. |
| January 29 2025 | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is scheduled to appear before the Senate Committee on Finance for his nomination hearing as Secretary of Health and Human Services. |
| January 28 2025 | Caroline Kennedy publicly denounced Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a letter to US senators and a video, calling him a 'predator' and 'hypocrite', and accusing him of being unqualified for the Secretary of Health and Human Services position. She also accused him of animal cruelty and 'encouraging' family members like David Kennedy into substance abuse. |
| January 22 2025 | Disclosed to HHS ethics that he receives 10% of court settlements from law firm referrals for pharmaceutical drug injury cases. |
| January 2025 | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced Senate nomination hearings for Secretary of Health and Human Services before the Senate Committee on Finance and the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee. During the hearings, Senator Bernie Sanders, the ranking member of the HELP committee, was notably critical of Kennedy's nomination. |
| January 9 2025 | Over 17,000 doctors from the Committee to Protect Health Care signed an open letter opposing Kennedy's nomination, citing his history of undermining vaccine confidence and spreading conspiracy theories. |
| 2024 | Runs as a Democrat, then launches an independent campaign for the United States presidential election before withdrawing and endorsing Donald Trump. |
| 2024 | Kennedy spoke at the 2024 Libertarian National Convention and was eliminated in the first round of voting, receiving support from 19 delegates (2% of the delegate vote). |
| 2024 | Campaign manager Dennis Kucinich steps down, with Kennedy's daughter-in-law Amaryllis Fox Kennedy taking over the leadership role after his switch to an independent campaign. |
| 2024 | An armed man impersonating a US marshal was arrested at a Kennedy campaign event in Los Angeles, presenting a security threat. |
| 2024 | During his presidential campaign, Kennedy expressed concerns about potential CIA threats to his life, referencing family history of assassinations. |
| 2024 | Endorsed Donald Trump for president at a Trump campaign rally in Arizona. |
| 2024 | During his presidential campaign, Kennedy's spokesperson responded to media criticism about his gender dysphoria comments, clarifying that he was not claiming endocrine disruptors were the sole cause and was instead suggesting further research. |
| December 2024 | Over 17,000 doctors from the Committee to Protect Health Care signed an open letter opposing Kennedy's nomination, citing his history of undermining vaccine confidence and spreading conspiracy theories. |
| December 2024 | Over 75 Nobel Laureates urged the U.S. Senate to oppose Kennedy's nomination, citing potential risks to public health. |
| December 16 2024 | Kennedy began meeting with senators in preparation for his confirmation hearings. |
| November 14 2024 | Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services after winning the election. |
| October 2024 | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. publicly accused the FDA of 'aggressive suppression' of raw milk, expressing his strong support for raw milk consumption and challenging the agency's stance on the product. |
| October 29 2024 | Supreme Court rejected Kennedy's requests to remove him from the Wisconsin and Michigan ballots. |
| September 2024 | Kennedy was removed from the Massachusetts ballot. |
| September 2024 | Kennedy began withdrawing from safe Republican-leaning states to improve Trump's chances of winning the election. |
| September 2024 | Olivia Nuzzi, a reporter covering Kennedy's presidential campaign, disclosed a personal relationship with him to her editors. |
| September 2024 | The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement announced an investigation into an incident involving Kennedy and a beached whale's head from an unspecified past year. |
| September 27 2024 | The Supreme Court rejected Kennedy's appeal to appear on the New York ballot in a one-sentence order without comment or dissent, effectively upholding his removal from the state's ballot. |
| September 18 2024 | Wisconsin Court of Appeals agreed to hear Kennedy's ballot case. |
| September 16 2024 | Dane County Circuit Judge Stephen Ehlke ruled that Kennedy would appear on the Wisconsin ballot. |
| September 10 2024 | North Carolina Supreme Court ruled that Kennedy should be removed from the ballot, potentially delaying early voting. |
| September 9 2024 | Michigan Supreme Court reversed the previous court's decision, allowing Kennedy to remain on the ballot. |
| September 6 2024 | Michigan Court of Appeals ordered Kennedy's name be removed from the ballot. |
| September 3 2024 | A Michigan judge affirmed Kennedy's ballot status, and he filed a lawsuit in Wisconsin to challenge his ballot presence. |
| August 2024 | Kennedy released a video on Twitter addressing the 2014 Central Park bear incident ahead of a New Yorker story detailing the event. |
| August 2024 | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. endorsed Donald Trump for president and began working with Trump's campaign, simultaneously promoting a conspiracy theory about 'chemtrails', claiming that airplane contrails are intentionally dispersed chemicals meant to harm the population. |
| August 31 2024 | Kennedy filed a lawsuit in Wake County Superior Court to force removal of his name from the North Carolina ballot. |
| August 29 2024 | North Carolina State Board of Elections refused to remove Kennedy from the ballot, citing printed ballots and upcoming absentee ballot distribution. |
| August 27 2024 | Kennedy was named to Trump's transition team and began making campaign appearances in support of Trump. |
| August 24 2024 | Officials in Michigan stated it was too late for Kennedy to remove his name from the ballot. |
| August 23 2024 | Kennedy withdrew his name from the Florida ballot. |
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