Health Secretary RFK Jr. Faces Bipartisan Backlash Over Vaccine Research Defunding, Called ‘Charlatan’
Health Secretary RFK Jr. Faces Bipartisan Backlash Over Vaccine Research Defunding, Called ‘Charlatan’ Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced intense questioning during a recent Senate Finance Committee hearing, where he was sharply criticized by Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), who labeled him a “charlatan.” The contentious hearing focused on Kennedy’s decision to cancel hundreds of millions in research funding for future mRNA vaccines, a move Cantwell argued severely undermines U.S. pandemic preparedness. Cantwell expressed grave concerns over the defunding, asserting…