The agency’s ability to hire and retain skilled employees may be in jeopardy given Trump ally Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s hostility to civil servants, Califf said. Trump has said he plans to give Kennedy, leader of the “Make America Healthy Again” movement, power over health care policy in his administration.

Food and Drug Administration commissioner Robert Califf said he was “disappointed” with the presidential election result and is uncertain about the agency’s future under Donald Trump. “I’m biased, but I feel like the FDA is at peak performance right now and we’ll just see what happens as the new team comes in,

Kennedy has a history of vaccine disinformation and suggested a ban on fluoride in water and eliminating entire FDA departments.