Bill Maher: "I'm not losing my mind over Trump's choice of RFK Jr. for HHS: 'We need change'"

Bill Maher, the host of "Real Time," expressed an open-minded stance regarding President-elect Trump's pick for Health and Human Services.

Dr. Casey Means, a physician and author, was the guest on Maher's show, where they discussed the recent controversy surrounding Trump's consideration of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead federal health policies.

"Maher stated on Friday night that the system for health is already flawed, and while he believes that the new system may make it worse, he is not overly concerned about it."

Maher informed Means that she believed Election Day demonstrated the American people's desire to tackle the "chronic disease epidemic," and RFK Jr. was someone who was willing to take it on.

Kennedy recently stated that he wouldn't ban vaccines, as pointed out by the HBO star.

"Maher stated that if people want vaccines, they will have them, but it won't be mandated. He believes that this is what many people objected to before. He has said multiple times that there are some pathogens for which he would fight for the vaccine, while others he wouldn't want, such as the one they just had."

The U.S. is the least healthy of the top 11 high-income countries, with an American man's life expectancy being ten years lower than that of Japan and Switzerland.

"Maher stated that Americans are tired of being gaslit about the fact that there's not a problem with chronic illness, and only one party in the election cycle this year discussed it. According to Means, the words 'chronic illness' were never uttered by the Harris campaign, which he believes was a significant mistake."

Trump has requested RFK to accomplish three tasks: remove corruption from US health agencies, provide unbiased research for health guidelines, and reverse chronic disease epidemic trends in two years for both children and adults. This aligns with our goal of being stronger for our 250th anniversary of America.

Trump's campaign promises appeared less convincing to Maher.

"If Trump receives a call from a big shot in the pharmaceutical industry and says, 'You're messing with my profits, Trump could easily undo everything,' Maher believes," said Maher.

The president-elect has been influenced by RFK's perspective on the monumental nature of the American healthcare crisis, which has resonated with him.

"He certainly said some crazy s---, but we do need shaking up," Maher later said.

Trump was endorsed by Kennedy, who had previously suspended his own presidential campaign and became a prominent surrogate for Trump, incorporating the "MAHA" movement into his closing argument to voters.