Poll Results and Comments : RFK Jr's job as Health Secretary

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Anna Eisenberg
September 07, 2025

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How do you evaluate RFK Jr's job as Health Secretary?


  • 75% Negative
  • 22% Positive
  • 3% Neutral

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kbki...RFK prioritizes individual rights over collective responsibility. He is putting millions of lives at risk by reducing scientific progress.
rach...He is a total disgrace and unless he has an M.D. on the end of his name he shouldn’t even be allowed to be considered for a position such as this one.
eric...He has the courage to ask the difficult questions. The liberal left is guided by anything but science. Kennedy exposed their financial ties to big pharmaceutical companies. As my father always said t5o me, "son follow the money, there is where the truth and motivations lie.
meg....I think he's doing some things very well but the vaccine thing is a little sus to me. People have the right to choose what to do with their bodies, and what is put in their children. that's a freedom that should never be stepped on.
jrpa...Read the book, "Turtles all the way Down"
aper...Good grief! He is not a doctor! He is a drug addict. Get rid of him ASAP.
lewp...He’s the epitome of an DEI and has no business being in this coveted position. One cannot even understand nor discern his speech pattern. Why does he speak in this manner? In my opinion, his ascension to this heretofore position was strictly POLITICAL. He should be forced to resign this position immediately.
mjoy...Old vaccines prevented getting the disease. COVID shots do not!
lcas...He’s an unqualified idiot.
bill...He’s a disruptor. It’s going to take time to untangle the bureaucracy and get rid of big pharma’s stranglehold.
jsie...He is a lunatic
huns...he has no business being in this position. no credentials to support role. is only a political payback for helping Trump win election. very dangerous for our country
rsbe...As an older physican I used to believe in the pharmaceutical industry.. But not anymore.. Their financial influence is enormous.. RFK has done a fabulous job of trying to rein in their influence and lies..
abel...He needs to go now He is mentally unstable
robf...The longer Kennedy is in charge - the more damage will be created and the longer it will take to rectify US medical preparedness. He is putting millions of lives at risk.
tdet...Completely unqualified and dangerous
mast...He is a nightmare to science and the health of our country and should be fired immediately
dawn...He is a danger to public health and should be removed from office!
vtgr...He has no medical or scientific background and is shooting from the hip.
bird...He uses actual science to make his decisions. How sad that that hasn't been the norm. CDC has caused so much harm (people are paid off and big pharma rules). Don't be afraid of truth and you'll be okay. Open your mind and dig underneath to find the science and you'll see that Secretary Kennedy is on the right track. Keep up the great work!
debd...People will die.
atli...The modus operandi of this entire administration is to refuse to look for the facts if they may contradict their preconceived beliefs.
eliz...Lol. Most of your readers must be Democrats …
jtg1...I believe in Science, Kennedy Jr believes in conspiracies
wayn...He is unqualified, lacks scientific expertise, incompetent, biased, and offensive.
rhon...Big PHARMA has lied to the American people.
evep...Too many congress people taking money from big pharma and not caring about cures and alternate treatments. Have to shake things up and have our representatives looking out for us, not their next handout!
twin...He is not suited for the job! He is putting millions in our country at risk! He needs to go and go FAST!
patc...If Bernie Madoff were alive today he'd be the current Treasury Secretary. The entire cabinet is a reflection on Trump.
will...We need intelligent and science based leadership at the CDC. Health should not be politicized.
kate...Not professional!
greg...He’s grossly unqualified
jymd...As a physician I am disgusted with his opinions regarding health—-he is a danger to this country and should be terminated. People will die if they follow him
boba...The man is unfortunately a believer in his own lies and distorted views.All this at Americas peril
eliz...As a doctor, it is so refreshing to see someone in this role finally who isn’t in bed with big pharma and is therefore calling for HONEST vaccine studies that are truly placebo controlled and not where the placebo is another vaccine or chemical that has proven to be unsafe. We all should want true and accurate studies from an industry that has zero liability when someone is injured or dies.
ginn...Science should be the polestar of the CDC, not the political director. The job as head of the agency must be filled by a credible doctor.
tomd...I believe vaccine and other health protocols should be defined and implemented by the medical community. Keep the government/politics out of it. I also believe RFK is a good example of why I believe in this so strongly. He drastically reduced COVID vaccine access and now COVID cases are surging again. Is anyone surprised?
figg...Kennedy is ignorant of science and health care and relies on his over-sized ego to guide his decisions.
fish...Dangerous man in an important office, same as the entire Trump administration.
mbed...A utter idiot. Perhaps the most impact full and worst results of any Trump decision
rick...Change was needed though this is making us doubt CDC and FDA even more
cica...Sorry. My finger hit the wrong button. This guy is a disaster. He’s also an asshole. He’s not a scientist and he’s not a doctor. He has no medical background whatsoever. He’s just trading off his family named to wreak havoc on the rest of us.
minn...Poorly qualified for HHS job.
meis...As an educator, this is a terrible idea. Our children need the protection vaccines offer.
lvca...The man is an unhinged conspiracy theorist, who lied through his teeth at his confirmation hearings so he could become what he now is. He is a danger to our country, especially our children. He has to go - and get some help.
jvkm...He’s an idiot!!
jamf...It's exhausting to deal with all of the anger and lies coming from our Democratic Senators! Kennedy will restore Gold Standard science; why are these people lashing out so angrily? They behaved like bullies at the Hearing and should be ashamed...the people voted for this, so kindly step aside! Resignation is NOT in the cards.
dina...How do you begin when the administration hired Kennedy to do what he’s doing and Republicans confirm him knowing he didn’t believe in science. It’s unbelievable and disgusting what our legislators think of their constituents. They gave Kennedy permission to experiment with conspiracy and unscientific proof on Americans. Who stops research on children with brain cancer. We have no government for the people, we have no justice for the people, we have no order for the people and the only plan in place appears to be one to destroy the people. May God have Mercy upon all who has brought this destruction to our country. Kennedy is acting as those who confirmed knew he would! SAD!
bren...Too soon to tell
lees...Totally unqualified for the job. Not a doctor or a scientist
theo...He's ignorant and power hungry. I don't know if he's cognitively impaired (likely) but that Mr. Trump supports him is where the rot is. I do not believe our current administration has a mission that is aligned with doing good. Their mission is personal wealth and power and that's it. Hard to be optimistic even for optimists.
sooi...Ignorant and stupid, not fit to be HHS.
gmar...I believe that he’s asking the right questions that people in the past have not taken part in and left us all without answers
john...He makes decisions that support his OPINIONS while overlooking years of SCIENTIFIC DATA. His goals are so similar to President Trump. He overlooks research evidence, looks for something different and controversial, then "pumps his chest" saying how great he is because he has the courage to make America Great Again.
ned....Absolutley NUTS ! Has no credentials for the job !
jord...RFK is a buffoon who brings opinions into science class and is setting up future disaster with his policy implementations.
vand...He’s trying to bring about much-needed change and open up people’s eyes to really evaluate effectiveness of all things we’ve been told in the last 50 years or so. It’s time to re-look at our health policies and yes, vaccines are good, but let’s not over vaccinate everyone.
plgi...Until RFK took over leadership at HHS, what government program once started was ever ended? He looking at every progg
agba...An absolute disaster!!! They want to kill Americans.
kimd...He is the biggest threat to the health of America this century. And for no other reason than power.
brad...A complete idiot
odal...He is not a medical scientist!!!
rmtr...He isn’t a medical professional and has shown his deference for conspiracy medical theories. He hasn’t even consulted expert medical people in the CDC to understand the facts that are out there. He’s a disaster in his job
bret...The anti vaccine stance is a deal breaker. Perfectly fine to question things and require research but when the data goes against your views, it is time to change your opinion. On the plus side RFK is right to focus on healthier eating but that seems to be getting less traction. His focus is anti vax rather than what would actually benefit the US. Given the Republican pushback Michelle Obama got for wanting healthy school lunches, guessing Republicans are not allowing Kennedy to advance this part of his agenda.
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tere...Destruction without improvement
shar...He is unqualified !!!! He is basing decisions on personal beliefs and people will die. He is unknowledgeable that he does not know how stupid and dangerous his decisions are for the citizens. What a sad state for this this country .
g.br...Not fit for a job!
te21...He’s not qualified to make these health decisions ignoring scientific data and medical professionals.
ssso...You must have a very uneducated group of followers or a bunch of bots.
geos...I think RFK's anti-vaccine stances are a joke. He is not doing us any favors as Health Secretary, just basically screwing things up with his anti-science views and so called MAHA initiatives. Let's put the real health experts back in charge rather than psuedo-science aficionados. And this goes across the board with Trump administration moves I've seen so far, be it climate change, moves with the NOAA, attacks on university research, basic science support. I am a retired scientist who voted for Trump, hoping that some adults in the room would be able to talk some sense to him eventually, but all I see are a bunch of Republican law makers who are acting like sycophants, quivering in their boots because of Trump's "influence". Stand up to him and channel some of his momentum into useful reforms or watch your support overall vanish as Trump fritters it away chasing his worst culture war proclivities.
thom...Mr. Kennedy needs to be evaluated by a psychotherapist
rhmc...I cannot think of a worse person to put in charge of America's premier health agency. Mr. Kennedy is a no nothing dilettante who sucked up to Trump and was rewarded with a cabinet post. He should resign immediately.
don....He's an idiot. Plain and simple. If he wasn't a Kennedy he wouldn't have the job.
jeth...Short term fringe, thinking pics and chooses which part of science that he thinks about using
bert...Surprised! I thought you might get 100% on this one.
mdcr...He is awesome. Exposing the big Pharma and the lies. Praying for RFK Jr!
tjaw...His ignorance in action will kill many Americans.
nurc...He’s grossly unqualified for the job and is wildly inaccurate on his view of the world of medicine. He’s going to be the cause of much illness and death
jmla...A sick and evil quack trading on his family name and dragging it to its lowest level and killing children with not an ounce of remorse. Worse than Trump!
loch...no business being in this position
stru...Finally, someone brave enough to take on the totally corrupt medical and pharmaceutical establishments.
theu...Need to use scientific evidence
john...He has been radicalized Clearly deceitful with the senate republicans for confirmation
poll...He is not qualified for the job and likely anything else. He is in the job he has for selling out his run to support Trump.
ccab...Has no medical background a total quck
barb...Americans are the fattest and mist unhealthy people in the universe. The food and pharmaceutical companies are corrupt as all hell. I greatly admire RFK' s bravery and common sense intelligence. The dumb, evil people in congress who are against him are a disgrace. The basic childhood vaccines are necessary but the large quantity of extras are a death sentence for children and profit for others. I am concerned by our very twisted culture nowadays.
bern...This idiot has absolutely ZERO MEDICAL knowledge!! He was a heroin addict for 14 years, for God's sake! What next? Will we allow anyone to become a marine biologist because they watch Sponge Bob!!! What in the Hell is going on in this USA?? SICKENING!
sher...He is crazy
wdur...Some of the things he is doing are good ideas, others not so much. He needs to get more physicians in the admin layer of that organization.
karl...His lack of knowledge of science and medications has injured and killed individuals who follow his holistic approach.
dfwa...scary
rsyp...He sees through the vaccine narrative. The science is not complete.
dabs...The other secretary was a man dressed as a woman
rhon...The man is a hack. He wouldn’t know how to evaluate the validity of a study if it hit him in the face. Someone ask him to explain confidence intervals, p values, R, and Bayes theorem.
fall...Anyone who denies science is worse than an idiot—he or she is mentally disturbed and derive satisfaction from being an obstinate contrarian up to the point (and maybe beyond) when people die. This also holds for climate change deniers. The fact that 20% of your respondents think he is doing a good job shows how ignorant a large proportion of the US is, which is the source of our nation’s caos right now!
ljar...I ask myself how did RFK Jr EVER get confirmed to be HHS secretary? Our spineless Congress needs to quit rubber-stamping all of Trump's wishes and start living in the REAL world!
pwlc...He is absolutely correct. People get vaxed and still get Covid. Why push a vaccine if you still get the Covid virus which is a flu basically. We need to focus on our health care system and chronic illnesses.
rlyn...he is better suited to laying bricks
finl...An idiot
kell...As a physician I believe in vaccine education, not vaccine mandates. COVID vaccination should only be given to the groups of people who are high risk. We must use science to guide vaccination recommendations, not fear, not money. All interventions should discuss risks versus benefits. I believe RFK in general has gone after chemical, additives, preservatives that most health care providers have known to be dangerous to our health. Why has our country persisted in allowing food manufacturers, cosmetic manufacturers etc to continue with these substances to the American public? It’s great someone finally will stand up to make changes.
kare...He is not fit for this role and, tragically, illness and death will be the result. And most egregious is the bulk of the impact of his seeming insanity will be felt by children.
djti...Knowing the way this site's polls go, Trump's HHS secretary could be a combination of Hippocrates, Jonas Salk and Florence Nightingale, and 70% would call him/her/it a fraud and a huckster perpetrated on an innocent public by a madman, and only a return to wise, benevolent Democratic rule will save the country and the world.
kvas...JFK wanted the best and the brightest around him. Traitor Don doesn't want anyone around him who might attract some of the spotlight that he covets for himself. So, of course, that means he surrounds himself with the dumbest and the dullest. Worm Brain fits the Orange Boy's ego needs perfectly.
tess...How can any sane person indicate "Positive"? Jesus. He's spearheading the death of children and adults. Complete insanity. This country is led by figures representing the absolute worst side of humanity.
tlea...He is an idiot! No science back ground unless you count street drugs. He does not understand basic biology of DNA and RNA coding for proteins. He sooo dumb and dangerous.
pegg...Does not follow established scientific truths and changes health laws on his flawed instinct. But ask the Republican congress why they think what he is doing now is a surprise to them . His thoughts and policy on vaccines etc. were quite clear before he was voted in by congress. Shame on them for NOW having misgivings ? Do your job - fire him !!! Before people die from his craziness.
jans...As a physician I am horrified to see someone who has no trust nor interest in science, and who is motivated by ulterior motives, as the head of HHS.
gluc...A total moron with no respect for the scientific process,
rmsb...Terrible person and terrible credit to Kennedy family
jald...This poll shows how much Americans are brainwashed into believing that the government is looking out for the public and has their best interests in mind. The CDC and NIH have been poisoning us for generations and allowed substance to be put into our food and drugs that alter our minds and cause sickness in children. It’s ridiculous and I stand with RFK for speaking out on this.
mike...Kennedy is fighting some very rich people Big Pharma. A drug dealer is more honest than big pharma. At least the drug dealer lets you know they are in it for the money.
fran...He has no formal medical training and is a nut case
thai...He’s an absolute idiot…
jody...Putting his personal agenda as a priority instead of factual sound evidence based knowledge that vaccines have saved lives for decades. Allowing diseases to spread unnecessarily is totally irresponsible. Not only is he putting the US in danger but now entire world. Shameful and just sad.
madm...He is not qualified to be in charge of the health and safety ot the American public. While his goal to eliminate highly processed foods and harmful food additives is admirable, he is not a physician, has no sciencetific training or experience and is unable to discern when a theroy is proven by extensive testing and when it is just an unverified opinion.
jose...He is a liar like Trump!
crfl...I ment to push positive
chiu...Best ever. Whole new approach and perspective
nanc...He’s a dangerous moron with the ability to cause serious harm to our health. When he was running for president, his own siblings came out and said as much. Not surprising that our moronic president put him in this role, but it was surprising that he was confirmed.
dcgo...RFK Jr. repeatedly lied to the Senators.
nate...I’m a medical professional. RFK either lies regularly or has an alarming lack of knowledge upon the topics about which he speaks. He also doesn’t know how to properly synthesize the inaccurate “data” about which he’s ignorant. This makes him medically illiterate, dangerous and the last type of person who should be leading what should be the greatest nation in the world’s health.
gwen...He is unqualified to hold this position and his policies run against scientific evidence and significantly jeopardize public health.
jlet...finally someone smart enough to understand the "science" of Big Pharma poisoning Americans and others all these years $$$$
jeff...He needs to go now! His actions are endangering the lives of all Americans. He is unfit for the position.
alex...I love what he is doing by restricting food additives and I hope he gets rid of the GRAS loophole, but I fear his stance on vaccines will cause great harm.
3pap...He is an embarrassment (and a look)
timo...Over-reach by government has needed some common sense readjustments; Time to sit back and let it happen.
rv.c...Mr. Kennedy is not following the science and has just been making decisions based on MAGA input.
spwi...as a physician who saw many people die during covid, and who remembers my dad telling me about taking care of kids w measles i am scared of what he has done to our country
dest...He's tackling the bad science and nepotism in this industry
kdol...Our bodies, when out in the right environment heal themselves. Time for everyone to wake up:)
lind...What I have to say about RFK Jr. is not printable!!!!!!!!!
elle...When he speaks I don’t under A word of what he says. Now I Live in Florida and have a man who calls himself a doctor but will be killing a lot of children in Florida. This is heading towards heartbreak!
gewu...The Republicans own this as they put him in the office. They had their chance to send him home.
kjla...He’s an idiot
seed...Eager to see more health care less health profit.
loui...He is out of touch with reality and science
jbla...How is this man providing for the welfare and benefits through health measures for the people of the United States?
geof...A historically bad appointment … along with many of Trump’s others.
ekah...He's a deranged POS.
neko...He is the only one that is trying to save the health of our future generation. Love him
heig...I think he is not acting according to the science and making rules that he does not have evidence to support. I would like to see him resign and appoint someone like Dr. Ben Carson.
touy...He's doing something. More than I have seen in my 80 years.
chip...He tells the truth. Very rare these days.
gina...There is no scientific evidence to support what he says or is doing. His beliefs are self serving because he makes money from suing vaccine manufacturers for false claims. He is a charlatan and running our HHS. He will kill millions of Americans in the end.
riga...Unqualified, fails to listen to experts. move on his own and Trumps agenda
mds4...He lets personal bias cloud real scientific data. I bet he flunked statistics!
cele...He is not qualified to serve in the role.
calp...He just doesn't know what to do. He doesn't know anything about Medicine 💊
jllf...He lacks the expert and education to run this department
pslo...Kennedy is dangerous because he lacks intelligence, experience, and all of these character flaws are intensified by his arrogance. He is going to kill thousands of people because of his fatally flawed personality traits. He is more frightening than Trump and should be forced to resign so he can crawl back into the hole he came from.
usct...The state of national health care is what takes place when an incompetent administration appoints incompetent bureaucrats. Kennedy has no idea what he is doing. Just burn everything down is Trump’s motto and Kennedy is one helping to carry it out.
dcar...I could do a better job than he is doing.
gwal...Liberals think that he's doing a bad job. He has a lot of good points and we are better having RFK Jr as health secretary
bjso...He’s an ex-heroine addict with no experience and full of conspiracy theories and misinformation.
jkde...This guy is a crock of rat poison set on destroying humanity, as is his”boss.”
pedi...He is destroying the worlds premier heath research resource which is going to hurt America and Americans for decades
nanc...It is obvious that vaccines save lives. RFK Jr is deluded.
dljt...RFK IS NOT QUALIFIED for this position/job
dena...He clearly is uneducated in the field of Medicine, and in a position that he is significantly unqualified for with the lives of America in his hands. He’s starting what seems to be a genocide against the entire American population. He is a desperate ignoramus who only wants to be famous to live up to his last name, of which he is destroying.
dour...The man is an unhinged lunatic. He is also a heroin addict and serial rapist as well. A good Kennedy man in all ways!!
conr...So many people that I know have died from cancer. Yet RFK, Jr. Has taken actions to curtail cancer research. The man takes his kids and grandkids swimming in waters known to be contaminated. He does not understand the value of scientists and scientific research. He has no business being HHS Secretary.
edmu...Years ago he reportedly picked up a bear carcass off the road, threw it in the trunk of his car, forgot to retrieve it and ultimately disposed of the carcass in Central Park. He also has stated that he had "worms in his brain". No medical training and this is Trump's choice to oversee our Nation's health! God help us!
avaa...Just listen to him he's a quack and a very sick individual. He has something very wrong with him medically. He should be fired and put in a mental hospital. Save the US!
ajsh...He is a danger to our country He MUST BE FIRED ASAP
schm...He has absolutely no clue about science and public health.
mdul...Even in these highly polarized times in our Republic, it seems all but impossible for anything but a lunatic fringe to evaluate his job performance in some positive light. I think the only way someone could answer on that side of the polling would be to simply believe that, no matter what the present looks like, we should believe that RFK alone knows what is best for what used to be the most respected public health organization in the world. With absolutely no track record of being right to his credit, that necessitates categorizing such a response as purely ideological and not based on any observations. No, it seems almost certain that RFK will go down in history as the worst HHS Secretary of all time, with his agenda leading to a worsening of American public health.
jlla...He is very dangerous
hele...Big Pharma is out of control and has Doctors in their pockets, as well as elected officials! Cut them at the knees!!!
micn...RFK is not only completely unqualified for this position, he is an unhinged conspiracy theorist. He should never be in any position of power let alone this one.
meye...I as a doctor with a biochemistry degree support RFK, Jr. there should never be mandates for vaccination and we should have freedom of choice
ebr....Many, many people will die unnecessarily bc because of him. Look at Florida's idiot governor working to eliminate all vaccine requirements for the state's children entering pre-k up to high school age. That would never be given a second thought without the lunatic as our current Health Secretary. All these conspirators and vaccine deniers would be laughed out of town.
inex...He has a singular agenda inconsistent with public health
ejmi...He has NO qualifications for this position. No medical knowledge, a vaccine denier, and a drug addict!
whal...He is a reckless man and doesn’t know what he is doing. His own children are vaccinated and he is also. This situation makes me believe he has something over Trump…otherwise I cannot imagine why he is still in the department.
cwc1...He should be fired
barb...Kennedy gaa
debs...Irresponsible actions by him with Covid plus his actions encourage eliminating childhood vaccines that have been proven effective.
hico...Uneducated and stupid.
csbr...They should stop mandatory vaccines, that way it culls the herd and their offspring. Medical services should also be denied if you get sick and didn’t get vaccinated. Can’t have your cake and eat it too.