After President Donald Trump selected Robert F Kennedy, Jr., to head the top health office in the country, everyone from scientists to policymakers to everyday people sounded the alarm. Kennedy has expressed that he doesn't believe HIV causes AIDS. He wrongfully claims that human-made chemicals and water systems could turn children transgender. And he has claimed repeatedly that vaccines cause autism.

Now six former Surgeons General, who were appointed by both Republican and Democratic presidents, have written an op-ed titled "It's Our Duty to Warn The Nation about RFK Jr."

One of the authors, Dr. Richard Carmona, was appointed by George W. Bush in 2002 to be the 17th Surgeon General of the United States. He spoke to Scripps News about the shared decision to pen the letter.

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