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Trump 'completely committed' to bring Robert F Kennedy Jr to his administration if returns to White House

Trump 'completely committed' to bring Robert F Kennedy Jr to his administration if returns to White House

Trump and Robert F Kennedy Jr.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, during his interview with Joe Roganon Friday (Oct 25), said that he is completely committed to bringing Robert FKennedy Jr, into his administration if he wins the United States presidential election on November 5 and returnsto the White House.

Trump sat for a three-hour interview in Austin, Texas on Friday, which was then published to Rogan's social media channels.

Robert FKennedy Jrwas the former independent presidential nominee, who later suspended his bid and endorsed the former US president.

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The podcaster asked the former president whether he was "completely committed" to bringing Kennedy Jr, into his administration.

"Oh, I completely am," Trump responded. "But the only thing I want to be a little careful about with him is the environmental. Because he doesn't like oil, I love oil and gas."

Trump added that he would like Kennedy to "focus on health, do whatever you want."

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He said that he had been pressured not to work with Kennedy Jr, citing "big Pharma" as one of the examples.

Kennedy Jr has been involved in spreading scepticism about vaccines, rejecting the overwhelming consensus among scientists that the benefits of vaccinations outweigh the rare risk of side effects.

He further claimed pharmaceutical companies conspire to prevent health improvements because they make so much money selling drugs to people with chronic illnesses.

'Taiwan' in limelight

Trump alsoslammed Taiwan, which has been aligned with the US for a long time.

Trump said, "You know, Taiwan, they stole our chip business. OK. They want us to protect and they want protection. They don't pay us money for the protection, you know? The mob makes you pay money, right?"

He further called Chinese President Xi Jinping "a brilliant guy, whether you like it or not."

(With inputs from agencies)

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