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    Trump will try to remove fluoride from drinking water, says RFK Jr

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    WASHINGTON – Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Saturday that if re-elected, former President Donald Trump would seek to remove fluoride from public water sources as one of his first presidential actions, falsely suggesting that the compound was dangerous.

    “On January 20th, the Trump White House will advise all U.S. water systems to remove fluoride from public water,” Kennedy said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. He claimed without evidence that fluoride in U.S. water is linked to a variety of illnesses, despite studies proving otherwise.

    Local communities have added fluoride to their public drinking water since 1945. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention named this public water fluoridation effort one of the ten greatest public health achievements of the 20th century.

    The American Dental Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics support water fluoridation, citing studies showing that fluoride in community water systems can prevent at least 25 percent of tooth decay in children and adults.

    A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services report earlier this year found that very high levels of fluoride in other countries may be linked to lower IQs in children. But the level of fluoride that causes such risks was more than twice the amount recommended by U.S. authorities to be added to public water systems.

    The U.S. Public Health Service recommends that water systems contain 0.7 milligrams of fluoride. The report found that drinking water with more than 1.5 milligrams could be a problem.

    Kennedy has a long track record of promoting health disinformation, including debunked theories linking vaccinations to autism. Last year, Kennedy also claimed without evidence that COVID-19 was designed to target “Caucasians and Blacks” and spare Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese.

    These comments immediately sparked backlash. Critics said they posed a threat to vulnerable groups who have faced racism and other prejudice during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Kennedy ended an independent bid for the White House earlier this year and endorsed Trump. Since then, Trump has suggested at several campaign events that Kennedy would play a “big role in health care” if re-elected.

    Kennedy has separately told his supporters that Trump promised him control of the Department of Health and Human Services and its subagencies, although the Trump campaign has denied that Kennedy will play such a role.

    The Trump campaign, which sought comment on Kennedy's comment on fluoride, did not directly address the remark.

    “While President Trump has received a variety of policy ideas, he is focused on Tuesday’s election,” senior campaign adviser Danielle Alvarez said in a statement.

    Contributors: Marina Pitofsky, Savannah Kuchar and Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY

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