RFK Jr.’s chief HHS spokesperson resigns over flavored vapes
Rich Danker quit after the administration backed flavored vape sales, citing warnings that the policy could draw children into nicotine addiction and cancer risk.
- On Wednesday, Rich Danker, chief spokesperson for Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., resigned in protest of the administration's new policy allowing flavored vape sales, following FDA Commissioner Marty Makary's resignation on Tuesday.
- Last week, the FDA issued new guidance allowing fruit- and candy-flavored vape products on store shelves, reversing previous bans despite evidence linking them to youth vaping.
- Danker warned in his resignation letter that authorizing flavored e-cigarettes "would appeal to children and expose them to nicotine addiction, lung damage, and higher risk of cancer." He cited senior HHS officials seeking approval despite known health risks.
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RFK Jr. spokesman resigns over fruit-flavored e-cigarette concerns, letter says - Regional Media News
(WASHINGTON) - One of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s top public affairs spokespeople resigned from his post over the FDA's fruit-flavored e-cigarettes authorization and its potential impact on minors, according to a resignation letter to President Donald Trump reviewed by ABC News. In the letter, Richard Danker, the former assistant secretary for public affairs at the Department of Health and Human Services, accuses senior agency offic…
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RFK Jr. spokesman resigns over fruit-flavored e-cigarette concerns, letter says
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during an event on advancing health care affordability in the Oval Office of the White House, April 23, 2026 in Washington. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — One of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s top public affairs spokespeople resigned from his post over the FDA’s fruit-flavored e-cigarettes authorization and its potential impact on minors, according to a resign…
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RFK Jr.'s chief HHS spokesman resigns over concern flavored vape approval will harm kids
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s chief spokesman Rich Danker has resigned over his concern that approving flavored vapes will harm children.
RFK Jr.'s chief HHS spokesman resigns over FDA stance on flavored vapes
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s chief spokesman at the Department of Health and Human Services has resigned in protest over the Trump administration's authorization of fruit-flavored electronic cigarettes.RELATED STORY | FDA announces its first OK of fruit-flavored e-cigarettes for adults in major shift under TrumpRich Danker, in a statement obtained by the New York Times, cited concerns that the flavored vapes could appeal to chil…
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Top HHS Spokesperson Resigns in Protest After Move to Allow Flavored Vapes
FILE - Disposable flavored electronic cigarette devices are displayed for sale at a store in Pinecrest, Fla., Monday, June 26, 2023. Rebecca Blackwell/APHealth and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s top spokesperson resigned Wednesday in protest over the agency’s recent push to allow tobacco companies to sell flavored vapes that he said would attract more children to the products.The department’s assistant secretary for public affa…
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