Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. walked into a lions’ den Thursday, during a hearing before the Senate Finance Committee.
Kennedy was repeatedly attacked by Democrat senators, along with some moderate Republicans, over his overhaul of the CDC, his stance on vaccines, and his policies on how to Make America Healthy Again.
Many of the senators yelled at Kennedy, hurled their own allegations against him, twisted his previous statements and intentions and refused to let him get a word in edgewise.
Several Republicans even turned on the Secretary in multiple “gotcha” moments.
When he did get a chance to speak, Kennedy fired back with fierce rebuttals.
Vice president J.D. Vance later blasted the way the senators treated Kennedy. In a post on X, Vance wrote, “When I see all these senators trying to lecture and “gotcha” Bobby Kennedy today all I can think is: You all support off-label, untested, and irreversible hormonal “therapies” for children, mutilating our kids and enriching big pharma. You’re full of shit and everyone knows it.”
“Thank you @JDVance. You put your finger squarely on the preeminent problem,” Kennedy replied.
Thank you @JDVance. You put your finger squarely on the preeminent problem. https://t.co/wmBSCn7KhH
— Secretary Kennedy (@SecKennedy) September 4, 2025
In a brazen attack, Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy (La.) tried to trap Kennedy by first asking him if President Trump deserves a Nobel prize for Operation Warp Speed, then turned around and slammed him for questioning the effectiveness of vaccines.
.@SenBillCassidy (R-LA) asks @SecKennedy about Operation Warp Speed and cutting mRNA contracts.
Kennedy: “Is this a question, Sen. Cassidy, or is this a speech that you don’t want me to answer?” pic.twitter.com/6w5iCOXOg3
— CSPAN (@cspan) September 4, 2025
Republican Sen. John Barrasso (Wy.) tried to imply that Kennedy is to blame for the unprecedented number of measles cases, while failing to note that the Biden administration left the border wide open for four years.
.@SenJohnBarrasso (R-WY): “Secretary Kennedy in your confirmation hearings, you promised to uphold the highest standards for vaccines. Since then, I’ve grown deeply concerned. The public has seen measles outbreaks.” pic.twitter.com/ML32frKssr
— CSPAN (@cspan) September 4, 2025
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) flew into a rampage:
Heated exchange between @SenWarren and @SecKennedy on COVID vaccines and fired CDC Director. pic.twitter.com/Djl7ulVNEJ
— CSPAN (@cspan) September 4, 2025
Kennedy’s team has been posting video clips of his rebuttals to the radical senators on X. Below are key highlights from the day:
We became the sickest country in the world.
I need to make sure this doesn’t happen again. pic.twitter.com/ihNBfyDWKd
— Secretary Kennedy (@SecKennedy) September 4, 2025
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the CDC allowed the teachers union to write the order closing our schools – which hurt working people all over the country – and then pretended it was science based. pic.twitter.com/hAC2NXwK8u
— Secretary Kennedy (@SecKennedy) September 4, 2025
I never promised that I was going to recommend products for which there is no indication. pic.twitter.com/L1rcvbdlI0
— Secretary Kennedy (@SecKennedy) September 4, 2025
I refuse to sign onto something unless I can stand behind it with scientific certainty. That doesn’t make me ‘anti-vax’ – it makes me pro-science. pic.twitter.com/8IHLK7Jt76
— Secretary Kennedy (@SecKennedy) September 4, 2025
We need better safety studies when a product’s going to be given to 76 million children. pic.twitter.com/CavIAYPono
— Secretary Kennedy (@SecKennedy) September 4, 2025
They’d still be lying if the American people hadn’t gotten their way. pic.twitter.com/Vq7ItovaJq
— Secretary Kennedy (@SecKennedy) September 4, 2025
Reminder @SenSanders https://t.co/YLiUfnZlQL
— Secretary Kennedy (@SecKennedy) September 4, 2025
Kennedy also had a heated exchange with Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.). See below:
https://true.news/fiery-rebuke-rfk-jr-unleashes-on-dem-senator-for-presiding-over-childhood-chronic-diseases-for-decades/
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