'Our people deserve so much more' — Beshear calls for Trump to remove RFK Jr. as HHS Secretary

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear sent a letter to President Donald Trump on Thursday, urging Trump to immediately remove Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary for Health and Human Services."His failed leadership has led to a series of preventable foodborne illnesses, recalls, and spikes in infectious diseases that have negatively impacted the health of American families and led to unknown billions in preventable costs for our people and businesses," the governor wrote.The governor cited outbreaks of Salmonella, E. coli, Listeria monocytogenes, Cyclospora and Clostridium botulinum, noting that the Cyclospora outbreak sickened more than 12,000 people, caused nearly 600 hospitalizations and led to at least two deaths. "Epidemiologists believe it could be among the worst foodborne illness events in U.S.

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