RFK Jr.’s Family Renews Calls for Resignation Amid Health Policy Controversy

WASHINGTON – Prominent members of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s family have publicly urged him to step down from his role as Health Secretary, following a contentious congressional hearing this past week. The Trump Cabinet official faced bipartisan scrutiny regarding his leadership of federal health agencies, sparking renewed calls for his resignation.

Kennedy’s sister, Kerry Kennedy, and his nephew, Joseph P. Kennedy III, issued strong statements Friday, demanding his immediate departure from the Health and Human Services Department. Their criticism comes after Kennedy defended recent decisions to roll back COVID-19 vaccine recommendations and dismiss high-level officials at the Centers for Disease Control during a three-hour Senate hearing.

“Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a threat to the health and wellbeing of every American,” Joseph P. Kennedy III stated on X, adding, “None of us will be spared the pain he is inflicting.” Kerry Kennedy echoed these concerns, emphasizing that “medical decisions belong in the hands of trained and licensed professionals, not incompetent and misguided leadership.”

This is not the first instance of family opposition to Kennedy’s public health stances. Relatives previously objected to his presidential run and earlier this year urged senators to reject his nomination for Health Secretary, citing concerns over his views on life-saving vaccines. As a long-standing figure in the anti-vaccine movement, Kennedy has spent the last seven months implementing significant changes within America’s public health system, including thousands of layoffs and a reevaluation of vaccine guidelines. These actions, some contradicting his confirmation assurances, have alarmed medical groups and several Democratic-led states, prompting them to issue their own vaccine guidance.

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