RFK Jr. faces hurdles in push against fluoride in water

Story by Joseph Choi. November 14, 2024.

  • Kennedy’s Goal: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. aims to remove fluoride from the U.S. water supply, but faces challenges as water fluoridation decisions are made by local governments.
  • Local Decision: The CDC states that water fluoridation is decided by state and local governments, not federally mandated.
  • Health Debate: There is ongoing debate about the health impacts of fluoride, with some studies suggesting potential risks at high exposure levels.
  • Legal Avenues: The Trump administration could potentially use federal laws like the TSCA or the Safe Drinking Water Act to regulate or limit water fluoridation.

[Robert F. Kennedy’s] bio on Wikipedia1:

  • Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. (born January 17, 1954), also known by his initials [RFK Jr.], is an American politician, environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist, and conspiracy theorist serving as advisory personnel for Donald Trump’s second presidency. He is the chairman and founder of Children’s Health Defense, an anti-vaccine advocacy group and proponent of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation. He was on the ballot in some states as an independent candidate in the 2024 United States presidential election. A member of the Kennedy family, he is a son of the U.S. attorney general and senator Robert F. Kennedy, and a nephew of the U.S. president John F. Kennedy and senator Ted Kennedy.

President-elect Trump’s transactional view of people is to reward them for their sycophantic loyalty.

Ah, there is RFKJr’s expertise on oral health: conspiracy theorist. That explains how he knows the dangers of fluoridation. Another of his widely debunked conspiracies is that vaccine is cause autism.

The CDC says that fluoridation aids oral health. The CDC has hailed water fluoridation as one of the top 10 greatest public health achievements of the 20th century due to its effect in drastically reducing tooth decay.

RFKJr will find his quixotic quest to rid water systems of fluoride difficult since state and local governments make their decisions to fluoridate their water systems.

  1. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – Wikipedia ↩