Health and Human Service Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had a whirlwind day yesterday on House Appropriations and the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committees, where he sparred with congressional Democrats. Sure, the soundbites about him saying no one should follow him for medical advice will be misconstrued, but it won’t land a punch.
The media’s influence is dying. They covered up Joe Biden’s mental decline; they misinformed about COVID—spread panic even—and their serial inability to report on the Trump White House accurately has led many to mock and outright disregard them. Also, the current measles outbreaks aren’t new. People not getting vaccinated for measles also isn’t a MAGA thing; rich white coastal liberals were the ones not vaccinating their kids. Yet, regardless of all of that, Mr. Kennedy did well to slap down rumors that HHS is mishandling the measles outbreaks right now and had to explain how budgeting works. He sparred for a lengthy period with Rep. Rossa DeLauro, who looks like the frontman for Jane’s Addiction. Kennedy also aggressively pushed back against the Democrats’ attempt to politicize the health of children.
Sorry, but I’m not cutting this clip. RFK Jr completely puts congresswoman DeLauro in her place and you should see every minute of it.
— Anna Matson (@AnnaRMatson) May 14, 2025
-First he completely destroys her claim that HHS is not managing measles properly.
-Then he had to explain to a Congress member how BUDGETING… pic.twitter.com/5OYD5N14UN
RFK Jr. just went NUCLEAR on Democrats for politicizing children’s health.
— End Tribalism in Politics (@EndTribalism) May 14, 2025
“Look at our children, they’re the sickest children in the world.”
“Congresswoman DeLauro, you say that you've worked for 20 years on getting food dye out.”
“Then give me credit! I got it out in 100… pic.twitter.com/6K8YYThoBQ
More from Mr. Kennedy:
Dem: WHY ARE YOU TAKING MEDICAID AWAY FROM MY SICK CONSTITUENTS?
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) May 14, 2025
RFK: WRONG!
~1 million ppl are claiming Medicaid illegally
~1 million ppl are collecting Medicaid AND Obamacare illegally.
~1 million ILLEGAL aliens are using Medicaid illegally.
-Millions of able-bodied adults on… pic.twitter.com/sBsHeEhspG
How is RFK fixing the CMS Area Wage Index? (This adjusts Medicare reimbursements based on geographic labor costs-creating disparities that disadvantage rural hospitals)
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) May 14, 2025
RFK:
-This is destroying rural healthcare.
-Previous Trump admins tried to make these hospitals financially… pic.twitter.com/paJ9cAaisg
Dem: GOVERNMENT CUTS ARE BAD WHY ARE YOU CUTTING THE BLOAT😱
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) May 14, 2025
RKF: "We're spending 2 trillion dollars a year that we DON'T HAVE. At some point...you have to make cuts...
...I made sure that Head Start was not cut, and the cuts that were done were cuts due to duplication,… pic.twitter.com/Icb23FSY7A
RFK: We're going to really focus narrowly on the chronic disease epidemic, and then we're going to make sure the science cannot be corrupted." 👏 pic.twitter.com/lByNTtLDT1
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) May 14, 2025
This Democratic Rep thinks Elon Musk & DOGE just haphazardly said: "computer make 20% cuts"🤡
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) May 14, 2025
RFK: The Democratic party narrative is just not true. We weren't cutting thousands of scientists & clinical trials...everything you just said is essentially dishonest." pic.twitter.com/zGlK2UnT3H
RKF: trying to explain how the Trump Admin is tackling the disparities in the black maternal health crisis.
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) May 14, 2025
Dem: "EXCUSE ME I DON'T NEED THIS RHETORIC ABOUT DONALD TRUMP AND THE LIE THAT HE CARES ABOUT ME AND BLACK PEOPLE."
This is why Congress moves slowly folks. 🤡 pic.twitter.com/zz4JN6H3dk
Yeah, how dare Kennedy and the Trump administration promote a Make America Healthy Again agenda.
How dare they?
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BONUS: The Ben & Jerry's ice cream people were there, very unhappy with Mr. Kennedy, and eventually got tossed from the hearing.
NEW: Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen has a meltdown on Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. before being thrown out of the hearing room.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) May 14, 2025
If he is concerned about Americans' health, he should look no further than Ben & Jerry's ice cream.
A pint of Ben & Jerry's Milk &… pic.twitter.com/Qv4Aj26Mqh