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I am the author of this OpEd, which was given a misleading title and from which key lines were cut—lines that made very clear that RFK Jr is dangerously ignorant, has absolutely no business near HHS, and is effectively a mass murderer in waiting.
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Dr. Pat Soon-Shiong
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Trump’s healthcare disruption could pay off — if he pushes real reform @latimes @RobertKennedyJr.He is our best chance of doing so https://latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-01-29/rfk-jr-trump-health-reform…
My first time working with the Los Angeles Times, and I expect also my last.
My suggested title, which reflects the content I expected to go to press, was “RFK Jr’s Wrecking Ball Won’t Fix Public Health.”
A vote for RFK Jr is a vote for nothing but chaos, the opposite of the essential public-systems building I argue for in the OpEd, and mass death.
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Editors edit and control final
copy and hed; I get that. But editing out a very central and timely point in the minutes before sending to press while then also assigning a title and image that suggest an argument entirely opposite to the author’s clear intent is bad.
Here’s the original OpEd that reflects my actual intended arguments.
