Former President Donald Trump is promising that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will “work” on women's health issues if Vice President Kamala Harris is defeated in next week's presidential election.

Kennedy, who suspended his independent presidential campaign in August and endorsed Trump, has a long history of spreading anti-vaccine conspiracy theories and misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic.

Despite Kennedy's lack of medical training or expertise, it is widely assumed that RFK Jr. would take a prominent position on health or medicine in a possible second Trump administration.

Trump suggested at a rally in Henderson, Nevada, on Thursday that he would allow Kennedy to play a key role in women's health care if he wins a second term in the White House.

Former US President Donald Trump is pictured with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a rally in Duluth, Georgia, October 23, 2024. Trump said Thursday that Kennedy would “stand up for health and women's health”…


“We have Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,” Trump said. “And it will address health and women’s health. And for all the different reasons. Because we are not really a wealthy or healthy country. That’s not who we are.”

“I said to Bobby, 'Bobby, I want you to pay attention to health, I want you to pay attention to food and food supplies and everything,'” he added.

Newsweek sought comment from the Trump campaign via email Thursday evening.

This is a developing story and will be updated with additional information.