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Vance says senators grilling Kennedy ‘full of s‑‑‑’
Vice President J.D. Vance defended HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. amid bipartisan Senate criticism over his vaccine policies and agency leadership, following calls for his resignation.
- On Thursday Vice President J.D. Vance rushed to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s defense after the Senate Finance Committee hearing, posting on X that `You’re full of s**t and everyone knows it.`
- The Senate Finance Committee summoned Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after an open letter from CDC and HHS employees urged his resignation following his firing of former CDC Director Susan Monarez.
- During tense exchanges, Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., pressed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on vaccine claims, while Kennedy accused Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., of pharmaceutical contributions and disputed Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on vaccine rules and child health.
- The firing of CDC Director Susan Monarez triggered resignations from senior scientists and doctors, while an employee letter urged the President and U.S. Congress to appoint a new HHS secretary if Kennedy refuses to resign.
- Vance argued the hearings revealed Democratic hypocrisy by noting many support child sex changes, amid the Supreme Court's 6-3 SB1 ruling long ago and accusations of HHS data manipulation.
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Vice President JD Vance on Thursday slammed Democrats for attacking his vaccine policy and demanding his resignation in a Senate Finance Committee hearing a day earlier. "When I see all these senators trying to lecture and 'gotcha' Bobby Kennedy today all I can think is: You all support off-label, untested, and irreversible hormonal 'therapies' for children, mutilating our kids and enriching big pharma. You're full of [expletive] and everyone kn…
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