Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — the man pegged by newly inaugurated President Donald Trump to head the Department of Health and Human Services, one of Donald’s most controversial picks, among many — found himself interrupted by a protester who has clearly had enough of Kennedy’s lies during his opening remarks at his Senate hearing this morning.
Kennedy spent his Senate hearing desperately scrambling to dispel the doubts and controversy that have clouded his nomination — with the biggest sticking point being his open and loudly vocal criticism of the use of vaccines in the United States, an accusation he attempted to dispute in this morning’s opening statement.
In his testimony before the Senate Committee on Finance, Kennedy stated, “I promised President Trump that if confirmed, I will do everything in my power to put the health of Americans back on track.”
“And I have been greatly heartened to discover a deep level of care among members of this committee to both Democrats and Republicans. I came away from our conversations confident that we can put aside our divisions for the sake of a healthier America.”
His opening statement continued:
For a long time, the nation has been locked in a divisive health care debate about who pays. When health care costs reached 20%, there are no good options, only bad ones. Shifting the burden around between government and corporations and insurers and providers and families is like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic. Our country will sink beneath a sea of desperation and debt. If we don’t change the course and ask why are health care costs so high in the first place, the obvious answer is chronic disease.”
RFK Jr. then attempted to switch gears in his statement and directly address his critics, saying, “Before I conclude, I want to make sure the committee is clear about a few things. News reports have claimed that I’m anti-vaccine or any industry. I am neither. I am pro-safety.”
It was at this point that a protester in the crowd had heard enough.
“He lies!” the individual screamed out in the middle of the Senate hearing. The protester continued to shout out against Kennedy and disrupt the hearing for several more seconds until they were ultimately removed from the premises.
Kennedy wasted absolutely no time returning to his remarks.
“I am pro safety. I worked for years to raise awareness about the mercury and toxic chemicals in fish. And nobody called me anti-fish. And I believe that vaccines play a critical role in health care. All of my kids are vaccinated. I’ve read many books on vaccines. My first book in 2014. The first line of it is ‘I am not anti-vaccine.’ And the last line is ‘I am not a vaccine’ nor am the enemy of food producers. American farms are the bedrock of our culture, of our politics, of our national security,” the controversial Trump pick continued as soon as the protesting ceased.
Earlier today, CNN put together a rather damning report that takes a fine-tooth comb to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s extensive, controversial anti-vax history — complete with cited sources for each incident.
Kennedy “argued vaccines make people ‘lose IQ’ and said the vaccine ‘dominant narrative’ has ‘little proof,'” CNN wrote in their expansive report.
In 2019, RFK Jr. said, “Nobody can tell you what the risk profile for any vaccine is. So anybody who says they’re safe and effective is not telling the truth because they can’t tell you that based on science.”
Donald Trump’s choice for head of the HHS has also openly and wildly stated that makers of vaccines in the US go out of their way to intentionally fill the vaccinations with the most dangerous toxins available.
“They literally went on a search throughout the world looking for the most toxic things that they could find in order to add them to the vaccine,” Kennedy said.
Sadly, RFK Jr.’s unhinged stance on vaccines is only one of many controversial takes that the impending HHS head has publicly proclaimed — including but not limited to claims that chemicals in US drinking water turn children trans, Russia has weaponized Wifi to cause cancer, and that the United States has diligently worked to create “ethnic bioweapons.”
You can watch the clip of the protest at Kennedy’s Senate hearing here:
The moment Kennedy was first interrupted by protestors pic.twitter.com/CqmsCMqP4t
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