a few days later Former President Donald Trump won the presidential election, and his one-time opponent and supporter, anti-vaccine superstar Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has launched a website to solicit suggestions for key Cabinet roles. Anyone can submit their name and vote for their favorite candidates in 12 government sectors, including health, food, agriculture, education and technology. “Trump said he was unable to ‘drain the swamp’ during his first term, and welcomed Bobby’s professionalism in getting the job done during his second term,” the site’s ‘About’ section says. “But Bobby alone cannot do this, so we now rely on the wisdom and expertise of our supporters.”
In the food and agriculture category, the current leading candidate is Zen Honeycutt, executive director of the anti-GMO group Moms Across America. In September, Honeycutt spoke to me about how his group’s followers have changed over the years. Many of them moved from staunch Democrats to Trump supporters. She said then:
“I went to the march for gay marriage.” she recalled. But she became disillusioned with the government’s overreach on school vaccine requirements. Mostly for that reason, she, her husband, and three sons moved to a farm in North Carolina a few years ago. Since then, she said she has heard from “thousands” of other parents who have become disillusioned with what she described as “Democrat fascism,” such as “mandatory vaccines or future medications.” she said “We already have the necessary chemotherapy that children need to receive. If you have cancer, if you don’t get chemotherapy, your child could be taken away from you.” For this reason, many of the former Democrats she interviewed “found a home in the Independents or the Republican Party where they could connect around individual health freedom.”
I contacted Honeycutt again, now with the political party she championed to win strong suffrage. She said she had contacted the Kennedy team (which did not immediately respond to my request for comment) about a potential role “that could make a difference in transforming our food supply and health with the new administration.” In that position, she explained, her goal is to rid the food supply of what she views as toxins: pesticides, food dyes and genetically modified ingredients, including the ubiquitous herbicide glyphosate. She blames these impurities for increased rates of autism and Alzheimer’s disease and infertility. She believes that infertility is in some ways a more pressing issue than abortion. why? She says that’s because it affects 11% of women. “Democrats made abortion a big issue in the last election, but the infertility issue is actually seven times bigger than the abortion issue,” she said.
Honeycutt’s argument for the direct The contribution of food additives to disease is not supported by strong, high-quality scientific evidence. However, some studies suggest that pesticide exposure in utero may contribute to a diagnosis of autism. Some pesticides have been shown to disrupt the endocrine system. In theory It affects fertility, but no strong research exists to show a direct link.
But for Honeycutt, the prospect of finally eliminating additives deemed harmful to health is an exciting possibility. She believes the lifestyle benefits of such a move could bring peace to a divided country. “If we took the poison out of our food, whether we were Democrats or Republicans, we would sleep better,” she said. “You’ll lose weight, you’ll feel better, your relationships will improve, and your sex will be better.”
In addition to Honeycutt, the most popular candidates for other roles on Kennedy’s website so far include:
Dr. Simone Gold For the Department of Health and Human Services. Gold, a COVID-denier and founder of the anti-vaccine group America’s Frontline Doctors, participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol, a crime that landed her in jail for 60 days.
Sherry Tenpenny For the Department of Health and Human Services. Tenpenny is an anti-vaccine activist who has promoted the disproven idea that vaccines make people attractive. She is currently being sued by the Department of Justice for failing to pay $650,000 in taxes.
Joel Saladin for I work at the Department of Agriculture. Salatin, a liberal farmer and staunch critic of agricultural overregulation, has become embroiled in controversy surrounding COVID-19 and has made comments about Black Americans, including that “black communities are in dysfunctional collapse.”
Mike Rowe For the Ministry of Labor. Rowe, creator and host of the Discovery Channel show. dirty jobHe emerged as a union critic and anti-vaccine activist.
tulsi gabbard For ‘peace abroad’. Gabbard, who represented Hawaii in Congress, A registered Democrat and independent, he has become a strong supporter of President-elect Trump, frequently endorsing him in conservative media.
Vivek Ramaswami For available positions within the Ministry of Education. Ramaswamy, a pharmaceutical executive who positioned himself to Trump’s right during his brief presidential campaign, will become the leader of an institution Trump has pledged to destroy.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) It’s a possibility To the Secretary of Agriculture. Massie advocated for less regulation on food issues such as farms and raw milk. Trump criticized Massey for his antics over passage of the 2020 coronavirus stimulus bill, but Massey regained Trump’s favor by voting against reaffirming the peaceful transfer of power after the 2020 election.
Honeycutt said he is particularly excited about Massie’s prospects. Massie is “honest, smart, funny, truly cares about people and has tremendous experience with ranching, farmers and politics.” She said she knew there were other people who had spoken to Kennedy’s team about potential roles, but declined to name them. She noticed that almost all of them had something in common. “It’s the courage to speak out for health and participate in the food movement.”
