U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., faced a tough line of questioning during his Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday.
The former presidential candidate has expressed fringe views on vaccines and illnesses, and struggled to answer questions about government programs the health secretary oversees.
The former presidential candidate has expressed fringe views on vaccines and illnesses, and struggled to answer questions about government programs the health secretary oversees.
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00:00U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced
00:06tough questioning by U.S. Senators during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday.
00:11So I'm asking you yes or no, Mr. Kennedy, did you say that COVID-19 was a genetically
00:18engineered bioweapon that targets black and white people but spared Ashkenazi Jews and
00:24Chinese people?
00:26I didn't say it was deliberately targeted.
00:29I just quoted an NIH-funded and NIH-published study.
00:38Kennedy has expressed fringe views on vaccines and endorsed numerous conspiracy theories.
00:43He struggled to answer Senators' questions about government medical programs and his
00:48own past statements.
00:50Kennedy insisted he was not against all vaccines, just concerned about their safety.
00:55He is one of several contentious nominees for key positions in U.S. President Donald
00:59Trump's administration.