Trump expected to choose Robert F. Kennedy Jr., vaccine skeptic, as health secretary, AP sources say
NEW YORK (AP) — Trump expected to choose Robert F. Kennedy Jr., vaccine skeptic, as health secretary, AP sources say.
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