OTTAWA — Leader Pierre Poilievre has been shaping the Conservative Party of Canada as his own since he took the helm nearly a year ago. He’s brought in close friends and collaborators from the Stephen Harper years, as well as fresh talent destined to become rising stars in the party. He is known to keep a tight circle of advisers, among them Jenni Byrne, one of Ottawa’s top powerbrokers.
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The new conservatives: 12 to watch on Canada’s rapidly rising right
Here is our hot take on 12 rising conservatives and why they matter to Canadians.
Anaida Poilievre: Pierre’s secret weapon
Anaida Poilievre may have made her official debut when she delivered a passionate speech to introduce her husband after he won the leadership of the Conservative party last year but she is no stranger to politics. Ana, as she prefers to be called, worked on Parliament Hill for years before she and Pierre first bumped into each other in Centre Block. Anaida is a very involved political spouse, at Pierre’s side at public events and providing feedback on strategy in private. “She understands the (political) game in a way that almost nobody does, and almost no political spouse in history has ever, because she actually worked in active politics,” one insider close to the Poilievres said. “She’s an adviser in her own right on any number of things — communications, media relations, she’s done almost all of it.”
As a former political staffer and trilingual immigrant woman, she has proven to be a political asset for her husband, softening his rough edges. Anaida is featured in an advertising campaign launched in August by the party, and Canadians can expect to see more of her as a federal election approaches.
The MPs
Shuvaloy ‘Shuv’ Majumdar: Foreign intelligence authority
The new Conservative MP for Calgary-Heritage after winning a by-election in July, Shuvaloy Majumdar is expected to play a role in the party caucus on foreign affairs given his extensive background on the file. Early on in his career, Majumdar was an operative of the International Republican Institute in Afghanistan and Iraq, a Washington organization focused on freedom and democracy formerly chaired by the late U.S. senator John McCain. Between 2011 and 2015, Majumdar served as senior policy director to former foreign affairs minister John Baird. After 2015, he joined the Macdonald-Laurier Institute to lead its foreign policy and national security program while also working for Harper & Associates.
More importantly, insiders say Majumdar embodies the type of MP the party needs more of — someone with hands-on experience who could be valuable in a future Conservative cabinet.
Arpan Khanna: Cultural connector
A former party staffer who worked at the federal and provincial levels, Arpan Khanna was tapped by Poilievre to be one of his co-chairs in Ontario in the leadership campaign and later as his national outreach chair. Elected MP in the Oxford, Ontario riding after a by-election battle in June, Khanna is expected to play an important role in connecting Poilievre with multicultural voters. “Arpan is a real political organizer, specifically with ethnic communities. He understands how to motivate voters,” said Melanie Paradis, president of Texture Communications, and Erin O’Toole’s former director of strategic communications. Khanna is also described by insiders as a hard worker and well-liked — he managed to fill a room with supporters for his swearing-in ceremony in mid-August.
Melissa Lantsman: Coalition architect
Melissa Lantsman has been active on all fronts since she became deputy leader of the party nearly a year ago. Whether she is leading the charge at the House of Commons, flying across the country to partake in conversations about the future of the Conservatives or courting cultural communities in the Toronto area, Lantsman — an openly gay and Jewish woman — has been instrumental in broadening the party’s appeal. “Outside of Ottawa, her hustle and drive are leading the formation of a new voter coalition for the Conservative party that is responsive to the economic hardship Canadians are facing today,” said Jamie Ellerton, founding partner at Conaptus PR and longtime Conservative strategist.
She has an active role on the party’s leadership team. “She is a constant voice at the table to keep the party focused on solutions that will help the greatest number of Canadians so the party is both culturally relevant and speaks with voters in a way that has not been done effectively since 2011,” said Ellerton.
Adam Chambers: Fiscal firepower
He has been flying under the radar for some time but sources say Adam Chambers has been busy in the background working on the Conservative campaign platform for the next election. First elected in 2021 as MP for Simcoe North, Ontario, Chambers brings previous experience in government as well as the private sector. He worked as an executive assistant for then finance minister Jim Flaherty during the 2008 global recession, continued his studies, then returned to Ottawa as Flaherty’s director of policy for his last budget in 2014. Chambers then went on to join Canada Life, one of the country’s largest life insurance companies, as director of strategy, then assistant vice president, before returning to politics. Now a member of the House of Commons finance committee, Chambers has proven to be a relentless opponent against Liberal fiscal policies and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland.
The Thinkers
Jamil Jivani: The provocateur
Already known among National Post readers, Jamil Jivani is taking on a new challenge in attempting to succeed Erin O’Toole as the next MP for Durham, Ontario. He won the nomination in late August and is awaiting the by-election, which hasn’t been called. Jivani is seen as someone who could shake up the party and spark debate on issues it has steered away from, such as immigration and identity. “There’s a new faction brewing in the conservative movement that he is representative of, that is a little bit more nationalist and less focused on lower taxes, free market and lower regulation,” said one insider close to the party.
Jivani has a compelling life story that he’s widely shared. Raised by a single mom in the suburbs of Toronto, he was labelled illiterate by the public school system at age 16. With the help of mentors, he went on to graduate from Yale Law School. Last year, he launched a lawsuit against Bell Media, claiming he was unjustly fired as a radio host for not fitting the stereotype of a Black man (Bell Media denies this claim). More recently, he was president of the Canada Strong and Free Network, a think tank formerly known as the Manning Centre that was founded in 2005 by Preston Manning to promote conservative principles.
His columns in the Post were critical of Liberal “woke” politics. “He’s unafraid to weigh in on the more controversial issues, and if you’re going to do that you need to be able to do it in an eloquent fashion and, frankly, from a position of compassion and understanding,” said Michael Solberg, partner at New West Public Affairs, and a former political strategist at the federal and provincial levels in Ontario, Quebec and Alberta.
Sean Speer: The trendspotter
As The Hub’s editor at large (and a former National Post columnist), Sean Speer has played a significant role in creating a place for smart discussions on the conservative movement outside the party. Speer is usually one of the first to identify emerging trends and strategies. He zeroed in on the generational gap between Pierre Poilievre (millennials) and Jean Charest (Boomers) in last year’s leadership race. A year and a half later, younger voters, especially young males, are flocking to Poilievre’s Conservative party, according to opinion polls.
Insiders said that Speer, a former senior adviser to Stephen Harper, is more likely to continue to influence the conservative movement from the sidelines through his analysis, podcasts and interviews for The Hub. “I think Sean is one of the better analysts from the outside who is sympathetic and gets it, but is not so biased that it’s easily written off,” said Ginny Roth, partner at Crestview Strategy, former organizer for the PC Party of Ontario, and long-time conservative strategist. “He has his own venture and he’s committed to that, so he’s unlikely to suddenly drop it and go onto a campaign or into government.”
Speer is also well-connected to U.S. conservative commentators such as David Frum, whom he speaks to for his bi-weekly video series on The Hub. And he recently spoke with Mathieu Bock-Côté, one of Quebec’s most influential and controversial columnists, about the province’s nationalism. For staying on top of emerging conservative trends and debates, Canadians can keep an eye on Speer.
Ben Woodfinden: Policy brewmaster
A doctoral student and political theorist at Montreal’s McGill University, Ben Woodfinden has taken a leave from his studies to take on the job of director of communications for Poilievre. He is seen as someone with a big brain who thinks about big ideas, but can then translate them into key messages and slogans. “I think he perfectly aligns with Pierre in terms of the way that Pierre thinks about things, and the very deep thought that they both put into what seems like very simple communications, and the way Pierre relates to the everyday person,” said one insider close to the party.
Poilievre had just launched his leadership campaign and Woodfinden was already predicting that his messaging on elite “gatekeepers” would be a winning strategy. Later, Woodfinden was mulling the state of Canadian conservatism in a post-Harper era and rejected the overused labels of “Red Tories” and “Blue Tories.” He is on board with the “Canada is broken” message and the Liberals being “out of touch.”
The Strategists
Steve Outhouse: Campaign closer
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith can thank a pastor from the Ottawa area for helping her win a majority government in May. Steve Outhouse, a former Baptist preacher and seasoned political operative, is not a front man but is known across the Canadian conservative spectrum for uniting people behind the cause. He ran both of Leslyn Lewis’ campaigns for Conservative party leadership before he was tapped by the United Conservative Party (UCP) to become their campaign manager in the provincial election last May.
“As an outsider, he came into Alberta in a party that required repair, required stabilization, where there were a lot of big personalities involved, and a situation where the stakes were very high,” said Solberg at New West Public Affairs. Outhouse, he said, managed to get people to focus on the ground game, knocking on doors, identifying their support and, most importantly, getting out the vote. “I think he had an uncanny ability to rise above the noise and avoid the distraction, and just make sure that he was doing what matters at the end of the day, which is getting people out to the polls,” said Solberg. That ultimately made the difference in a very close race in Alberta.
Anthony Koch: The outside voice
The former spokesman for Poilievre during the leadership race, Anthony Koch sometimes gets into trouble for speaking his mind on X (formerly Twitter). Political insiders wouldn’t have it any other way: “Anthony is Anthony, right? I think he brings a lot of hot takes that we need a little more of.” One of those infamous “hot takes” is when Koch tweeted that “the average MP is a moron with the political instincts of a goat,” in commenting on greater MP independence around the time three Conservative MPs met with populist German politician Christine Anderson, known for her anti-Islam views. Koch’s tweet was subsequently deleted, and Poilievre condemned Anderson’s views as “vile,” while insisting his MPs were unaware of her politics.
After the leadership run Koch decided to stay with the conservative movement, but not the party, as a public affairs consultant and political analyst in Montreal. But expect him to play a key role in an upcoming federal campaign. Koch remains a trusted voice in Poilievre’s inner circle, and continues to shape the media narrative. He is a reliable source for journalists and commentators to find out what Poilievre is really thinking and is considered one of the few conservatives who really understands the complicated political dynamics between Quebec and the rest of Canada — and can explain that coherently in English and in French. Canadians can now catch his hot takes on CBC’s Power and Politics.
Carl Vallée: Quebec whisperer
There was a certain buzz in Quebec a few months back when Poilievre met with Quebec Premier Francois Legault for the first time. Carl Vallée, managing director at strategy advisers Teneo, was the link in arranging that meeting, according to sources. “Whenever a leader of the opposition wants to meet the premier there are official channels, but in terms of the massaging and telling Mr. Legault this might be a good idea, Carl was instrumental,” said a political insider with knowledge of the situation.
There are few people who Poilievre turns to for advice on Quebec issues and one of the most influential is Vallée. Both men know each other from their days in Stephen Harper’s government. When Vallée was Harper’s spokesperson, Poilievre was serving as parliamentary secretary to the prime minister. After leaving politics, Vallée went on to a career in public relations in Montreal and briefly joined Legault’s transition team as a senior adviser after his victory in 2018. A proud Quebec nationalist, he’s seen as both a CAQ supporter and Conservative party loyalist with Harperite credentials.
“Carl is very unique in that both camps claim him completely,” said the insider. With the polls saying the Conservative party is gaining ground in Quebec, expect Poilievre to have Vallée’s number on speed dial as he courts the nationalist vote.
Paul Taillon: Digital mastermind
Part the curtains behind Poilievre’s attention-grabbing ads and social media content and you will find Paul Taillon, chief strategy officer at Mash Strategy. Used to keeping a low profile, Taillon is “the glue behind 90 per cent of the (party’s) digital content,” according to one insider. “He’s thoughtful. He’s very calm under pressure. And one of the things that I think is his strongest suit is that he’s very intuitively aware of where the public is and what the public is thinking,” said a former close collaborator.
Taillon has over a decade of experience in digital communications, having worked for Saskatchewan premiers Brad Wall and Scott Moe, and more recently as former Alberta premier Jason Kenney’s director of digital strategy. Insiders say Taillon, and to a lesser extent his boss Derek Robinson, CEO of Mash Strategy, are a great match for Poilievre, who is known for coming up with his own ideas, but needs talented people to execute them. “Just the fact that Paul did it for the leadership and learned it, it’s like, ‘OK, now you can’t leave,’” said the source close to Taillon.
A few more conservatives worth watching
Michael Wilson: Ontario organizer
A partner at Bay Street law firm Goodmans, veteran political organizer and close ally of Jenni Byrne, Michael Wilson is already influential as the lawyer for the Conservative Party of Canada. But expect party stewards to tap his vast political talents and connections to get Ontario to vote Conservative in the next federal campaign.
Raquel Dancho: Security watchdog
Canadians may already know Raquel Dancho, the Conservative MP for Kildonan–St. Paul, Manitoba, as someone who regularly butted heads with former public safety minister Marco Mendicino and other Liberals in the House of Commons. An effective performer in caucus, Dancho successfully zeroed in on public safety as one of the Liberals’ weaknesses. Now people can watch her stake her ground against Dominic LeBlanc, the new minister of public safety.
Brooke Pigott: Data detective
A former director of public opinion research for Stephen Harper, Brooke Pigott is now the lead researcher for pollster Yorkville Strategies in Vancouver. Pigott will no doubt be working overtime in the backrooms come the next election, as she is often tapped by good friend Byrne to unpack the trends behind the numbers.
NEW YORK (AP) — In a new video posted early Election Day, Beyoncé channels Pamela Anderson in the television program “Baywatch” – red one-piece swimsuit and all – and asks viewers to vote.
In the two-and-a-half-minute clip, set to most of “Bodyguard,” a four-minute cut from her 2024 country album “Cowboy Carter,” Beyoncé cosplays as Anderson’s character before concluding with a simple message, written in white text: “Happy Beylloween,” followed by “Vote.”
At a rally for Donald Trump in Pittsburgh on Monday night, the former president spoke dismissively about Beyoncé’s appearance at a Kamala Harris rally in Houston in October, drawing boos for the megastar from his supporters.
“Beyoncé would come in. Everyone’s expecting a couple of songs. There were no songs. There was no happiness,” Trump said.
She did not perform — unlike in 2016, when she performed at a presidential campaign rally for Hillary Clinton in Cleveland – but she endorsed Harris and gave a moving speech, initially joined onstage by her Destiny’s Child bandmate Kelly Rowland.
“I’m not here as a celebrity, I’m not here as a politician. I’m here as a mother,” Beyoncé said.
“A mother who cares deeply about the world my children and all of our children live in, a world where we have the freedom to control our bodies, a world where we’re not divided,” she said at the rally in Houston, her hometown.
“Imagine our daughters growing up seeing what’s possible with no ceilings, no limitations,” she continued. “We must vote, and we need you.”
The Harris campaign has taken on Beyonce’s track “Freedom,” a cut from her landmark 2016 album “Lemonade,” as its anthem.
Harris used the song in July during her first official public appearance as a presidential candidate at her campaign headquarters in Delaware. That same month, Beyoncé’s mother, Tina Knowles, publicly endorsed Harris for president.
Beyoncé gave permission to Harris to use the song, a campaign official who was granted anonymity to discuss private campaign operations confirmed to The Associated Press.
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Outside of sports and a “Cold front coming down from Canada,” American news media only report on Canadian events that they believe are, or will be, influential to the US. Therefore, when Justin Trudeau’s announcement, having finally read the room, that Canada will be reducing the number of permanent residents admitted by more than 20 percent and temporary residents like skilled workers and college students will be cut by more than half made news south of the border, I knew the American media felt Trudeau’s about-face on immigration was newsworthy because many Americans would relate to Trudeau realizing Canada was accepting more immigrants than it could manage and are hoping their next POTUS will follow Trudeau’s playbook.
Canada, with lots of space and lacking convenient geographical ways for illegal immigrants to enter the country, though still many do, has a global reputation for being incredibly accepting of immigrants. On the surface, Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver appear to be multicultural havens. However, as the saying goes, “Too much of a good thing is never good,” resulting in a sharp rise in anti-immigrant sentiment, which you can almost taste in the air. A growing number of Canadians, regardless of their political affiliation, are blaming recent immigrants for causing the housing affordability crises, inflation, rise in crime and unemployment/stagnant wages.
Throughout history, populations have engulfed themselves in a tribal frenzy, a psychological state where people identify strongly with their own group, often leading to a ‘us versus them’ mentality. This has led to quick shifts from complacency to panic and finger-pointing at groups outside their tribe, a phenomenon that is not unique to any particular culture or time period.
My take on why the American news media found Trudeau’s blatantly obvious attempt to save his political career, balancing appeasement between the pitchfork crowd, who want a halt to immigration until Canada gets its house in order, and immigrant voters, who traditionally vote Liberal, newsworthy; the American news media, as do I, believe immigration fatigue is why Kamala Harris is going to lose on November 5th.
Because they frequently get the outcome wrong, I don’t take polls seriously. According to polls in 2014, Tim Hudak’s Progressive Conservatives and Kathleen Wynne’s Liberals were in a dead heat in Ontario, yet Wynne won with more than twice as many seats. In the 2018 Quebec election, most polls had the Coalition Avenir Québec with a 1-to-5-point lead over the governing Liberals. The result: The Coalition Avenir Québec enjoyed a landslide victory, winning 74 of 125 seats. Then there’s how the 2016 US election polls showing Donald Trump didn’t have a chance of winning against Hillary Clinton were ridiculously way off, highlighting the importance of the election day poll and, applicable in this election as it was in 2016, not to discount ‘shy Trump supporters;’ voters who support Trump but are hesitant to express their views publicly due to social or political pressure.
My distrust in polls aside, polls indicate Harris is leading by a few points. One would think that Trump’s many over-the-top shenanigans, which would be entertaining were he not the POTUS or again seeking the Oval Office, would have him far down in the polls. Trump is toe-to-toe with Harris in the polls because his approach to the economy—middle-class Americans are nostalgic for the relatively strong economic performance during Trump’s first three years in office—and immigration, which Americans are hyper-focused on right now, appeals to many Americans. In his quest to win votes, Trump is doing what anyone seeking political office needs to do: telling the people what they want to hear, strategically using populism—populism that serves your best interests is good populism—to evoke emotional responses. Harris isn’t doing herself any favours, nor moving voters, by going the “But, but… the orange man is bad!” route, while Trump cultivates support from “weird” marginal voting groups.
To Harris’s credit, things could have fallen apart when Biden abruptly stepped aside. Instead, Harris quickly clinched the nomination and had a strong first few weeks, erasing the deficit Biden had given her. The Democratic convention was a success, as was her acceptance speech. Her performance at the September 10th debate with Donald Trump was first-rate.
Harris’ Achilles heel is she’s now making promises she could have made and implemented while VP, making immigration and the economy Harris’ liabilities, especially since she’s been sitting next to Biden, watching the US turn into the circus it has become. These liabilities, basically her only liabilities, negate her stance on abortion, democracy, healthcare, a long-winning issue for Democrats, and Trump’s character. All Harris has offered voters is “feel-good vibes” over substance. In contrast, Trump offers the tangible political tornado (read: steamroll the problems Americans are facing) many Americans seek. With Trump, there’s no doubt that change, admittedly in a messy fashion, will happen. If enough Americans believe the changes he’ll implement will benefit them and their country…
The case against Harris on immigration, at a time when there’s a huge global backlash to immigration, even as the American news media are pointing out, in famously immigrant-friendly Canada, is relatively straightforward: During the first three years of the Biden-Harris administration, illegal Southern border crossings increased significantly.
The words illegal immigration, to put it mildly, irks most Americans. On the legal immigration front, according to Forbes, most billion-dollar startups were founded by immigrants. Google, Microsoft, and Oracle, to name three, have immigrants as CEOs. Immigrants, with tech skills and an entrepreneurial thirst, have kept America leading the world. I like to think that Americans and Canadians understand the best immigration policy is to strategically let enough of these immigrants in who’ll increase GDP and tax base and not rely on social programs. In other words, Americans and Canadians, and arguably citizens of European countries, expect their governments to be more strategic about immigration.
The days of the words on a bronze plaque mounted inside the Statue of Liberty pedestal’s lower level, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free…” are no longer tolerated. Americans only want immigrants who’ll benefit America.
Does Trump demagogue the immigration issue with xenophobic and racist tropes, many of which are outright lies, such as claiming Haitian immigrants in Ohio are abducting and eating pets? Absolutely. However, such unhinged talk signals to Americans who are worried about the steady influx of illegal immigrants into their country that Trump can handle immigration so that it’s beneficial to the country as opposed to being an issue of economic stress.
In many ways, if polls are to be believed, Harris is paying the price for Biden and her lax policies early in their term. Yes, stimulus spending quickly rebuilt the job market, but at the cost of higher inflation. Loosen border policies at a time when anti-immigrant sentiment was increasing was a gross miscalculation, much like Trudeau’s immigration quota increase, and Biden indulging himself in running for re-election should never have happened.
If Trump wins, Democrats will proclaim that everyone is sexist, racist and misogynous, not to mention a likely White Supremacist, and for good measure, they’ll beat the “voter suppression” button. If Harris wins, Trump supporters will repeat voter fraud—since July, Elon Musk has tweeted on Twitter at least 22 times about voters being “imported” from abroad—being widespread.
Regardless of who wins tomorrow, Americans need to cool down; and give the divisive rhetoric a long overdue break. The right to an opinion belongs to everyone. Someone whose opinion differs from yours is not by default sexist, racist, a fascist or anything else; they simply disagree with you. Americans adopting the respectful mindset to agree to disagree would be the best thing they could do for the United States of America.
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Nick Kossovan, a self-described connoisseur of human psychology, writes about what’s
on his mind from Toronto. You can follow Nick on Twitter and Instagram @NKossovan.
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RFK Jr. says Trump would push to remove fluoride from drinking water. ‘It’s possible,’ Trump says
PHOENIX (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a prominent proponent of debunked public health claims whom Donald Trump has promised to put in charge of health initiatives, said Saturday that Trump would push to remove fluoride from drinking water on his first day in office if elected president.
Fluoride strengthens teeth and reduces cavities by replacing minerals lost during normal wear and tear, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The addition of low levels of fluoride to drinking water has long been considered one of the greatest public health achievements of the last century.
Kennedy made the declaration Saturday on the social media platform X alongside a variety of claims about the heath effects of fluoride.
“On January 20, the Trump White House will advise all U.S. water systems to remove fluoride from public water,” Kennedy wrote. Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, “want to Make America Healthy Again,” he added, repeating a phrase Trump often uses and links to Kennedy.
Trump told NBC News on Sunday that he had not spoken to Kennedy about fluoride yet, “but it sounds OK to me. You know it’s possible.”
The former president declined to say whether he would seek a Cabinet role for Kennedy, a job that would require Senate confirmation, but added, “He’s going to have a big role in the administration.”
Asked whether banning certain vaccines would be on the table, Trump said he would talk to Kennedy and others about that. Trump described Kennedy as “a very talented guy and has strong views.”
The sudden and unexpected weekend social media post evoked the chaotic policymaking that defined Trump’s White House tenure, when he would issue policy declarations on Twitter at virtually all hours. It also underscored the concerns many experts have about Kennedy, who has long promoted debunked theories about vaccine safety, having influence over U.S. public health.
In 1950, federal officials endorsed water fluoridation to prevent tooth decay, and continued to promote it even after fluoride toothpaste brands hit the market several years later. Though fluoride can come from a number of sources, drinking water is the main source for Americans, researchers say.
Officials lowered their recommendation for drinking water fluoride levels in 2015 to address a tooth condition called fluorosis, that can cause splotches on teeth and was becoming more common in U.S. kids.
In August, a federal agency determined “with moderate confidence” that there is a link between higher levels of fluoride exposure and lower IQ in kids. The National Toxicology Program based its conclusion on studies involving fluoride levels at about twice the recommended limit for drinking water.
A federal judge later cited that study in ordering the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to further regulate fluoride in drinking water. U.S. District Judge Edward Chen cautioned that it’s not certain that the amount of fluoride typically added to water is causing lower IQ in kids, but he concluded that mounting research points to an unreasonable risk that it could be. He ordered the EPA to take steps to lower that risk, but didn’t say what those measures should be.
In his X post Saturday, Kennedy tagged Michael Connett, the lead attorney representing the plaintiff in that lawsuit, the environmental advocacy group Food & Water Watch.
Kennedy’s anti-vaccine organization has a lawsuit pending against news organizations including The Associated Press, accusing them of violating antitrust laws by taking action to identify misinformation, including about COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccines. Kennedy is on leave from the group but is listed as one of its attorneys in the lawsuit.
What role Kennedy might hold if Trump wins on Tuesday remains unclear. Kennedy recently told NewsNation that Trump asked him to “reorganize” agencies including the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration and some agencies under the Department of Agriculture.
But for now, the former independent presidential candidate has become one of Trump’s top surrogates. Trump frequently mentions having the support of Kennedy, a scion of a Democratic dynasty and the son of former Attorney General Robert Kennedy and nephew of President John F. Kennedy.
Kennedy traveled with Trump Friday and spoke at his rallies in Michigan and Wisconsin.
Trump said Saturday that he told Kennedy: “You can work on food, you can work on anything you want” except oil policy.
“He wants health, he wants women’s health, he wants men’s health, he wants kids, he wants everything,” Trump added.
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