When Donald Trump promised Robert F Kennedy Jr a plum role in his administration in return for his endorsement during the election campaign, it was a bold stroke that united Trump’s worship of good “genes” and dynasty – and was a gift for stealing away traditional Democratic voters.

Sure, RFK Jr was a well-known krank (meaning “sick” in German), but in the Maga world, who wasn’t? Trump appointed him health secretary and the next thing we knew, the vaccine denier was in charge of his own movement: Maha – or “Make America Healthy Again”.

Eight months into Kennedy’s appointment, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has been wracked by firings; anti-vaxxers have been appointed as leading health advisers; and $500m for mRNA vaccine research was cancelled . Even Trump admitted on Tr

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