Trump expressed his confidence in Bhattacharya's dedication to health matters and his potential synergy with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Trump's choice for Secretary of Health and Human Services.
According to The Post Millennial, Trump enthusiastically stated, "I am thrilled to nominate Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, to serve as Director of the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Bhattacharya will work in cooperation with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to direct the Nation’s Medical Research, and to make important discoveries that will improve Health, and save lives."
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Trump further elaborated on Bhattacharya's impressive credentials, stating, "Jay is a Professor of Health Policy at Stanford University, a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economics Research, and a Senior Fellow by courtesy at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, Stanford Freeman Spogli Institute, and the Hoover Institution." He also highlighted Bhattacharya's role as the director of Stanford’s Center for Demography and Economics of Health and Aging, and his research focus on the health and well-being of vulnerable populations.
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Bhattacharya, a co-author of the Great Barrington Declaration, an alternative to lockdowns proposed in October 2020, has been a vocal critic of the authoritarian approach to COVID. Despite facing suppression and censorship, much of the declaration's content was later validated.
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Trump expressed his optimism about the future of the NIH under Bhattacharya and RFK Jr.'s leadership, stating, "Together, Jay and RFK Jr. will restore the NIH to a Gold Standard of Medical Research as they examine the underlying causes of, and solutions to, America’s biggest Health challenges, including our Crisis of Chronic Illness and Disease. Together, they will work hard to Make America Healthy Again!"
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Throughout the COVID pandemic, Bhattacharya has been a prominent voice, questioning the guidance of Dr. Anthony Fauci and others on the COVID task force, including Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. He has advocated for the reopening of schools to prevent learning loss among children, a stance that has drawn criticism from the media. His refusal to conform to the mainstream narrative on COVID guidance, lockdowns, masking, and the COVID vaccine led to his blacklisting on Twitter. This appointment signals a potential shift in the nation's approach to health policy, one that aligns more closely with conservative values of individual freedom and limited government intervention.
