DENVER (KDVR) — Gov. Jared Polis took to social platform X on Thursday to express his excitement that President-elect Donald Trump had tapped Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his choice for Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. The governor's statements were met with backlash from other Democratic party members, who noted his previous posts that seemed to disagree with the previous presidential candidate's stances, including his opinions on vaccines, among their many criticisms of RFK Jr. Opponents of Kennedy also noted his support of Trump since leaving the presidential race in August and wide-ranging health theories that have been debunked. Trump tests GOP with controversial Cabinet picks "He helped us defeat vaccine mandates in Colorado in 2019 and will help make America healthy again by shaking up (Health and Human Services) and (the Food and Drug Administration)," Polis wrote Thursday. "I hope he leans into personal choice on vaccines rather than bans (which I think are terrible, just like mandates) but what I’m most optimistic about is taking on big pharma and the corporate ag oligopoly to improve our health." After receiving thousands of comments on his post, Polis shared further details on his stances in a second post later on Thursday. "Science must remain THE cornerstone of our nation’s health policy and the science-backed decision to get vaccinated improves public health and safety," Polis clarified. "But if as a country we follow the science we would also be far more concerned about the impact of pesticides on public health, ag policy on nutrition, and the lack of access to prescription drugs due to drug high prices. "This is why I am for a major shake-up in institutions like the FDA that have been barriers to lowering drug costs and promoting healthy food choices. Lest there (be) any doubt, I am vaccinated as is my family. I will hold any HHS Secretary to the same high standard of protecting and improving public health," he added. Polis cited some quotes in his first social media post that he said show why he's excited for the nominee. In September, RFK Jr. published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal titled "Trump Can Make America Healthy Again." In that opinion piece, Kennedy said, “Legislators should cap drug prices so that companies can’t charge Americans substantially more than Europeans pay." "Yes!" Polis commented. "Colorado currently has an application just sitting at FDA for us to import low-cost prescription drugs from Canada and we just need their approval." Polis also noted Kennedy's goal of eliminating "entire departments" at the FDA, which the nominee said "are not doing their job, they're not protecting our kids," in an interview on MSNBC. "The entire nutrition regime is dominated by big corporate ag rather than human health and they do more harm than good," Polis wrote. He also supported Kennedy's goal of reducing pesticide use in agriculture, noting that "we need all the help we can get to take on big chemical companies and improve human health and the environment!" RFK Jr. wants federal health data so he can show vaccines are unsafe, Trump transition co-chair says "He will face strong special interest opposition on these, but I look forward to partnering with him to truly make America healthy again and I hope that we can finally make progress on these important issues," Polis stated on X. Kennedy responded to the post, thanking the governor for his support. "I look forward to working with you," he wrote. "Let's Make America Healthy Again." RFK Jr. says Trump would push to remove fluoride from drinking water. ‘It’s possible,’ Trump says Kennedy was previously an environmental lawyer, but gained national attention by opposing vaccines for childhood measles, mumps and rubella, quoting the long-debunked claim that vaccines are linked to autism. He's called for the removal of fluoride from public water supplies, which occurs naturally in some water systems and has been shown to reduce tooth decay.