Bernie Sanders Partially Backs RFK Jr.’s Views on Food Industry Amid HHS Nomination

Independent Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont has expressed partial agreement with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). In an interview with CBS News, Sanders said Kennedy was “exactly correct” in his recent critique of the food industry, but he also criticized Kennedy for holding what Sanders described as "very wrong" views on other public health issues.

Kennedy, an outspoken figure known for his controversial stances on vaccines and environmental issues, recently called for sweeping reforms in the food industry, emphasizing the dangers of processed foods, lax. . .