Potential Trump cabinet member gives first insights into his health priorities

Former left-wing conspiracy theorist turned Trump ally Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has big plans now that the twice-impeached former president is now heading back to the White House.

NPR's Steve Inskeep reports that Kennedy told him during an interview on Wednesday that the new Trump administration "will recommend getting fluoride out of drinking water" and will also provide consumers with more "information" about vaccines.

Kennedy has for decades pushed baseless theories linking vaccines to autism, despite the fact that multiple studies have found no such link.

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According to the Mayo Clinic, "a small study in 1998 suggested a link between vaccinations and autism spectrum disorder," although "the study was reviewed further and retracted" and "the author's medical license was revoked due to falsified information."

Additionally, fluoridation of water has been credited with vastly reducing cavities in children.

Kennedy was long a fringe figure in Democratic politics who pushed false conspiracy theories about former President George W. Bush stealing the 2004 election from rival John Kerry.