Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could help reshape the country’s health care system if former President Trump wins the presidential election Tuesday, concerning skeptics who say his anti-vax posture is dangerous and may become mainstream.

Kennedy has been openly angling for a lead position in one of several public health agencies, hoping to make his “Make America Healthy Again” platform a reality, especially around immunizations.

Kennedy allies and members of Trump’s close circle have started discussing a variety of places for the former independent candidate to have influence in a second Trump term, most recently around vaccine data, and are even floating workarounds to the confirmation process on Capitol Hill if he faces pushback.

“Bobby has laid it all out on the line and this won’t go unappreciated or unnoticed,” said one source familiar with the discussions about Kennedy’s political future. “Trump is serious about rewarding Bobby for his sacrifice, courage and leading his slice of the electorate back to MAGA.”

“Trump and some of his people are willing to exert political capital during a Senate confirmation battle if need be,” the pro-Kennedy source added.

Jason Miller, a senior adviser for Trump, told The Hill on Friday the former president has indeed indicated Kennedy will have a prominent place in Washington if he wins.

“The only thing President Trump and his campaign team are focused on is winning on Nov. 5,” Miller said. “Everything after that is after that, and President Trump has made clear that Bobby Kennedy will play an important role.”

This week, co-chair of Trump’s transition team, Howard Lutnick, acknowledged in an interview with CNN that Kennedy would have a spot in a Trump administration that closely examines the safety of vaccines on the general population.

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