How R.F.K. Jr. and ‘Medical Freedom’ Rose to Power

罗伯特·F·肯尼迪二世与“医疗自由”如何崛起为权力。

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2025-01-30

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced a crucial nomination hearing on Wednesday where a panel of skeptical senators probed his past, often contentious remarks. Sheryl Gay Stolberg, who covers health policy for The Times, explains how someone who’s considered on the fringe in a lot of his beliefs came to be picked for health secretary to begin with. Guests: Sheryl Gay Stolberg, a correspondent based in Washington covering health policy for The New York Times.
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  • from the new. York Times, I'm Sabrina Tavernisi,

  • and this is the daily

  • of all President Trump's cabinet picks,

  • perhaps none is more familiar to more Americans than Robert F.

  • Kennedy, Jr.

  • In my advocacy, I've often disturbed the status quo by asking uncomfortable questions.

  • On Wednesday, he faced a crucial nomination hearing where a panel of skeptical senators probed his past,

  • often controversial remarks.

  • In a podcast in 2020, you said, and I quote,

  • you would do anything, pay anything to go back in time and not vaccinate your kids.

  • Do you think that people who take antidepressants are dangerous?

  • Did you say Lyme disease is a highly likely, militarily engineered bioweapon?

  • I probably did say that.

  • Today,

  • my colleague Sheryl Gay Stolberg on how Kennedy became the face of a movement that has railed

  • against the very system he could soon oversee.

  • It's Thursday, January 30th.

  • So, Cheryl, I'm so glad you're here today because you are the perfect person for this.

  • You cover both health and politics,

  • which yesterday and today have come together in a very interesting way with this confirmation hearing of RFK Jr.