(NNPA) – “When you erode trust you lose your democracy because it is based on trust,” according to Black Obama administration Surgeon General Regina Benjamin. She is responding to the United States Senate’s confirmation of Robert Kennedy Jr. as the new secretary of Health and Human Services. Kennedy, an anti-vaxxer is the new face of health care in America. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in a vote split along party lines, 52-48. Kentucky Republican Senator Mitch McConnell voted with Democrats opposing the nomination. The Alabama-based former surgeon general declares, “We’ve had anti-vaxxers for years, but they became prominent during COVID,” creating “new” trust issues.