RFK Jr grilled over US health secretary nomination

RFK JR对美国卫生部长提名烤

Newshour

2025-01-30

48 分钟
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Robert F Kennedy Jr, the man Donald Trump wants to run America's health policy, denies being an anti-vaxxer. We hear from the US senate grilling critical to his chances of getting the job. Also on the programme: Belgium's foreign minister says it is time to consider cutting aid to Rwanda for its role in the worsening crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo; and could chemicals which helped kick start life on earth have been delivered by an asteroid? (Photo: Robert F Kennedy Jr testifies during his confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC. Credit: ALLISON DINNER/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock.)
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  • Kennedy is a major figure in US Politics, a member of perhaps the most famous political dynasty of the last century.

  • The nephew and son of assassinated political leaders and himself of former independent candidate for president, Mr.

  • Kennedy is also a highly contested choice for Health and Human Services secretary in Donald Trump's Cabinet.

  • An environmental lawyer by experience, he spent decades as a vocal critic of existing health practice.

  • He's made baseless health claims in the past, including that vaccines cause autism or can cause autism.

  • His views have not endeared him to members of his wider family.