Robert F.Kennedy Jr and Republican governmental candidate and previous united state President Donald Trump participate in a project occasion funded by traditional team Turning Point United States, in Duluth, Georgia, UNITED STATE, October 23, 2024.
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Former head of state Donald Trump claimed Sunday that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s proposition to get rid of fluoride from the united state water supply “sounds okay” to him, a setting that runs counter to the recommendations of public wellness companies.
“Well, I haven’t talked to him about it yet, but it sounds okay to me. You know it’s possible,” Trump claimed in an interview with NBC News’ Dasha Burns, when inquired about Kennedy’s proposal.
Kennedy posted on X Saturday, “On January 20, the Trump White House will advise all U.S. water systems to remove fluoride from public water.”
Trump likewise claimed Kennedy would certainly have a large function crafting public health policy in any type of Trump management.
Fluoride is normally taking place in nearly all water resources, and some is contributed to public water to aid stop tooth cavities, according to the Centers for Disease Control andPrevention
“The safety and benefits of fluoride are well documented and have been reviewed comprehensively by several scientific and public health organizations,” reviews a post on the CDC internet site.
The American Dental Association says that 70 years of study supports the security and efficiency of including fluoride to water, a procedure called neighborhood water fluoridation.
The Trump project did not instantly reply to’s ask for discuss the fluoride statement.
Kennedy is likewise a popular vaccination doubter, that has actually aided spread out incorrect conspiracy theory concepts concerning public wellness. Asked by NBC News whether “banning certain vaccines might be on the table” if Trump were head of state and Kennedy remained in his management, Trump left the door open.
“Well I’m going to talk to him and talk to other people, and I’ll make a decision, but he’s a very talented guy and has strong views,” claimed Trump.
The scientific research on fluoride and water fluoridation is clear. But Trump’s questions and the concerns they might elevate for citizens concerning what public wellness could appear like in a Trump White House highlight a significant difficulty for the Trump project in its last days: Staying on message.
Last weekend break, disrespect comic Tony Hinchcliffe called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage,” which the Trump project distanced itself from.
Those remarks controlled the information cycle for a number of days, till President Joe Biden showed up to call Trump advocates “garbage,” in the past later on claiming that was not what he indicated.
Republicans say that citizens are not focusing on every debatable declaration from Trump and his allies today, and rather concentrated on the larger concerns in the race.
“Voters in Michigan and Ohio and Wisconsin and Pennsylvania and Georgia and North Carolina are all talking about crime and unemployment,'” claimedSen Tim Scott, R-S.C., on CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday.
“They’re talking about the border. They’re talking about 70,000 Americans losing their lives to fentanyl. They’re not talking about fluoride.”
