RFK Jr. grilled on his views on vaccines, abortion in first confirmation hearing
During his first confirmation hearing as President Donald Trump's choice to be the next secretary of health and human services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared before senators on Wednesday. Democrats questioned him about his stance on vaccines.
A protester in the gallery briefly erupted as Kennedy attempted to shield himself from the anticipated line of questioning in his opening statement.
"News reports have claimed that I am anti-vaccine or anti-industry," Kennedy stated.
Someone shouted, "You are!" and was escorted from the room.
Kennedy went on, "I am pro-safety, but I am neither. I spent years trying to educate people about the harmful chemicals and mercury found in fish, but that didn't make me anti-fish. I think vaccines are essential to healthcare, and all of my children have had th...