ROBERT F Kennedy Jr held back no punches as he defended his Secretary of Health and Human Services nomination in a fiery hearing.
From slyly smiling at Donald Trump’s love of McDonald’s to sparring with senators, here are five standout moments from the legacy politician’s tense cross-examination.
RFK Jr., 71, stood firm during his first confirmation hearing Wednesday as lawmakers quizzed him for three hours on Medicare, vaccines, and the American diet.
He started the hearing by thanking his family before ardently defending against accusations that he’s anti-vaccine.
At one point, when he was asked point blank if he was anti-vaccine, he responded, “I am pro-safety.”
After making this remark, a protester dressed in scrubs stood up in the crowd to scream, “He lies,” before they were escorted out of the hearing.
Several lawmakers, including Senator Michael Bennet, a Democrat from Colorado, claimed that RFK Jr’s views on health and wellness spread fear throughout the country.
Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse, a senator of Rhode Island, forced RFK Jr to promise to “never say vaccines aren’t medically safe.”
