Before he became MAGA or MAHA as the case may be, RFK Jr. floated on the fringes of the left touting anti-vaxxer rhetoric and other dangerous conspiracies and misinformation for decades.
Donald Trump has consistently demonstrated his lack of interest in governing, and he has done everything possible to build an administration that reflects his lack of curiosity, disinterest, and disregard for expertise.
It is harder to find someone who is qualified to fill their role in the Trump 2.0 Cabinet than it is to find someone who is not.
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RFK Jr. testified before the House today in his capacity as HHS Secretary, and the results ranged from troubling to deeply disturbing.
For example, the HHS secretary claimed that Joe Biden created the chronic disease epidemic.
Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) said: “The things he inherited? He increased the deficit more than any administration in the history of America in a big, beautiful bill that he didn’t inherit.”
Second. Kennedy responded: “This president has done more to protect public health than any president in history. He is the first. You are the one who gave us the epidemic of chronic disease. We are the healthiest population on the face of the earth.”
Suozzi asked: “Did all of this happen in the last four years of the Biden administration?
Kennedy said, “You guys, it happened. It all happened. It was the Clinton administration. You’ve been a politician your whole life.”
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Kennedy turned into a screaming mess when asked about his statements regarding black children.