Last Updated on January 30, 2025
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. destroyed progressive senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren in his confirmation hearings to become President Trump’s Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary.
Kennedy called out Bernie Sanders for accepting money from the pharmaceutical industry, exposing Sanders’ hypocrisy. Despite portraying himself as a socialist, Sanders is actually a wealthy Washington insider who backed Hillary Clinton over his primary opponent. The scrutiny clearly made Sanders uncomfortable.
RFK Jr. also criticized Elizabeth Warren for her insincere populism, particularly her attempts to prevent Kennedy from suing Big Pharma. Kennedy believes that vaccine companies should be held accountable for any issues related to their products, including the widely-promoted Coronavirus vaccine. He dismissed Warren’s credibility, especially in light of her past misrepresentation of her Native American heritage.
Senators who oppose Kennedy have reason to fear for their political careers.
In a surprising move, Robert F. Kennedy Junior’s potential running mate for the 2024 independent ticket, Nicole Shanahan, has pledged to use her resources to challenge senators who may impede Kennedy’s confirmation as President Trump’s HHS Secretary. Shanahan’s commitment to supporting Kennedy reflects a strong determination to push his agenda forward.
“If they represent your state, they need to hear from you,” Nicole Shanahan said in a video shortly before Kennedy’s first Senate confirmation hearing this week.
“The two candidates I helped elect, Senator Raphael Warnock and Senator John Ossoff, please know I will be watching your votes very closely. I will make it my personal mission that you lose your seats in the Senate if you vote against the future health of America’s children,” Shanahan warned.
“And more than that, I also want to say to Senators Mitch McConnell, Lindsey Graham, Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins, Bill Cassidy, Thom Tillis, James Lankford, Cory Booker, John Fetterman, Bernie Sanders, and Catherine Cortez Masto: This is a bipartisan message and it comes directly from me. While Bobby may be willing to play nice, I won’t. If you vote against him, I will personally fund challengers to primary you in your next election. And I will enlist hundreds of thousands to join me,” Shanahan vowed.
“Big Pharma and Big Ag have exploited us for far too long. It ends now. You’re either on the side of transparency and accountability or you are standing in the way. The choice is yours,” Shanahan said.
