Trump, RFK Jr. Stir Debate Over Fluoride in Public Water: What to Know

Former President Trump and former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have raised fluoride in water as a public health measure to be addressed if Trump retakes the White House.

Over the weekend, Kennedy wrote on social platform X, “On January 20, the Trump White House will advise all U.S​. water systems to remove fluoride from public water.” He then claimed, without citing evidence, that fluoride is “industrial waste” that causes a list of harms.