RFK Jr is Making America Healthy Again by allowing under-18s to use tanning beds – 17 scorching burns
Despite implying that he takes 50-mile hikes, it’s well known that Robert Kennedy Jr – RFK Jr – gets at least some of his Ronseal glow from use of sunbeds.
The unelected head of Health and Human Services has now ensured that under-18s will be able to get the sun-dried saddle look – and skin cancer – by withdrawing an FDA rule that would have prevented them from using tanning beds.
RFK Jr withdraws proposal banning teens from tanning beds as skin experts warn of cancer risks https://t.co/xBYmTAMLg5 pic.twitter.com/s0WnwROsdc
— The Independent (@Independent) May 6, 2026
In the wake of reports that infant mortality and measles infections are much higher under RFK Jr’s leadership, the news was met with the dismay and scorn it deserved.
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So tanning beds are good for kids while vaccines are bad??? pic.twitter.com/0EN2vy2GTX
— Covie (@covie_93) May 6, 2026
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"Many dermatologists were dismayed when Kennedy abruptly withdrew a proposed FDA rule that would have banned minors from using devices that mimic sunlight — indoor tanning lamps"
It's like one step backwards… and then loads more steps backwards.https://t.co/pK8penWdyO
— Kit Yates (@Kit_Yates_Maths) May 7, 2026
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This is so dumb. Even Donald Trump knows enough to use a spray tan. https://t.co/jD9VSK4szC pic.twitter.com/gSHdJihxZh
— Mike Levin (@MikeLevin) May 6, 2026
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Tanning beds for minors?
That's what RFK thinks will make Americans healthier?
MAMA
Make Melanoma Great Again??? pic.twitter.com/pzY4sOvWjv
— Neil Stone (@DrNeilStone) May 6, 2026
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Just what the American people long for ….. pic.twitter.com/6M6DC4n2hQ
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) May 6, 2026
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the entire "MAHA" movement is just "what if everything normal is bad and everything that's bad is healthy" https://t.co/11iZcP6HDb
— Cameron 🇺🇸 🗽🦅 (@CameronCorduroy) May 7, 2026
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I was promised he’d get to the bottom of what raccoons and their penises are up to. https://t.co/uqxI7oawiN
— Jeff Timmer (@jefftimmer) May 6, 2026
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We live in the dumbest fucking timeline 🙄 https://t.co/wwQBE27xYl
— Ally (@OhMyItsAlly) May 6, 2026
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One too many tanning sessions can cook some brains… apparently. https://t.co/EhZKG7cJXi
— Tom Sherwood (@tomsherwood) May 6, 2026