RFK Jr. says Donald Trump could remove fluoride from drinking water

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Donald Trump would advise U.S. water systems to remove fluoride from public water if he wins the White House.

Trump said former independent presidential candidate RFK Jr. will be in charge of health care initiatives if he is victorious on November 5.

On Saturday, RFK Jr. posted on loss, neurodevelopmental disorders and thyroid disease. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump want to make America healthy again.

He then shared a link to a report on U.S. Judge Edward Chen, who in September ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take action to reduce the risk of fluoride lowering children's intelligence quotients.

The ruling did not specify how high levels of fluoride exposure were harmful, but said there was a disproportionate risk that levels could be high in U.S. waters. The EPA was told to take steps to reduce that risk, but Chen did not specify what those steps should be, the Associated Press reported.

Fluoridation of U.S. water began in 1945, but recommended levels have since been lowered due to health risks.

“Fluoride repairs and prevents tooth damage caused by bacteria in the mouth,” says the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

While the CDC does not mandate fluoridation of community water, it calls drinking water fluoridation “one of the ten great public health interventions of the 20th century.”

“It is a practical, affordable and equitable way for communities to improve the oral health of their residents regardless of age, education or income,” it says.

Michael Connett, a lead attorney in the September case and representative of the environmental group Food & Water Watch, said after the ruling: “There are authorities that have aggressively promoted fluoridation for decades in a very indiscriminate and ham-fisted way, so it's quite a departure. ” to say from this party line, “Oh, oops, it actually seems to damage the brain.” There is an institutional credibility and inertia problem.”

RFK Jr. tagged Connett in his post and quoted him in a response to oral surgeon Tobias Ilskov, who questioned him.

Danielle Alvarez, a senior adviser to Trump's campaign, told the Associated Press: “While President Trump has been given a variety of policy ideas, he is focused on Tuesday's election.”

Newsweek emailed Trump's team for comment outside of normal working hours. It also emailed the EPA for a response.