LGBTQ+ advocates worry a blitz of state prohibitions on gender transition care for minors will go national because of Kennedy’s past comments.

The American voters bought a ticket to a second Trump administration, but the ride that will be the Department of Health and Human Services might just be a bit crazy, if not downright dangerous. While President-elect Donald Trump did not seem to follow Project 2025's recommendations for HHS,

As HHS secretary, Kennedy has the authority, working with the FDA commissioner, to reorganize the agency without congressional approval. He says he wants to fully eliminate “entire departments” at the FDA, listing as a top target the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, which he says can’t be trusted to do its job.