Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has absorbed a series of setbacks at HHS, including Trump's appointment of a vaccine-supporting CDC director, the withdrawal of MAHA ally Casey Means from the surgeon general nomination, and the resignation of FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, according to The Bulwark. Said Kennedy of Trump's replacement surgeon general pick, whom he praised despite her having publicly criticized his efforts to roll back children's vaccine requirements: "I look forward to partnering with her."