Six former U.S. surgeons general have published an op-ed in The Washington Post , warning Americans that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is using his role as head of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to endanger the health of the nation.
The authors of the op-ed, which was published on Monday , represent “former U.S. surgeons general appointed by every Republican and Democratic president since George H.W. Bush” — including Jerome Adams, Richard Carmona, Joycelyn Elders, Vivek Murthy, Antonia Novello and David Satcher.
The surgeons general said that they’ve taken “two sacred oaths” in their lifetimes — one as physicians and another as public servants. “In keeping with those oaths, we are compelled to speak with one voice to say that the actions of Health and Human Services Secre