U.S. political tensions rise over RFK Jr.'s pandemic and vaccine claims
TL;DR
Senator Maria Cantwell criticized Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. during a Senate hearing, accusing him of undermining pandemic preparedness by defunding vaccine research and questioning vaccine safety, raising concerns about the US's readiness for future health crises.
- Democrat who called RFK Jr. a 'charlatan' says U.S. is vulnerable to next pandemic NPR
- FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims made by RFK Jr. during Senate hearing AP News
- RFK Jr. challenged to square COVID vaccine skepticism with Trump's Operation Warp Speed ABC News
- GOP senators signal to Trump that Kennedy is on thin ice The Hill
- Senators Unleash on R.F.K. Jr. The New York Times
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