Senators skeptical of RFK Jr.'s ability to lead HHS: Journalist | NewsNation Live

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, will meet with senators next week before the Senate confirmation. Alex Bolton, a senior staff writer at The Hill, discusses how senators' attitudes may be to Kennedy as he tries to convince them that he's right for the position.

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[ceruleansurfer]

OF COURSE they are skeptical and worried. How many of the Senators go on the become lobbyists for the exact corrupt industries that RFK is going to regulate? We need CHANGE. The status quo of government has become a complete embarrassment. The fact they are so worried shows he is on the right track. Make America Healthy Again... if that worries them, I think they are the ones we should be skeptical about.

[D-mk]

Those stats are B.S. RFk will do a great job for American peoples health PROBLEM

[spindragon]

The skeptial Senators had no problem with the people who lead us down our current path of public health disintegration.. It would be hard for RFK Jr. not to do a better job..

[groveh]

Big Med and Big Pharma - doing SO good so far.... riiiiggghhhtt???

[tinatovar]

Are they not forgetting who his father and his uncle were he was raised to do a great job Trump picked a good one with RFK!!

[tinymam]

He has my approval! We are an unhealthy society and in need of change 🇺🇸 At least he isn’t running around in a dress 👗

[tobetheanswer]

Kennedy's position on vaccines is VERY CLEAR; Safety, transparency, accountability and informed consent.  
He has said on NUMEROUS occasions... "I have no intent of taking anyone's vaccines away." Stop with the fear-mongering.  
Big Ag and Big Pharma need to have their influence over HHS policy terminated. Kennedy will get the job done.

[ingridmorgan]

6 of 10 approve or are neutral. He is so in! 😊

[RPerez-cfpl]

Another stupid poll.... RFK Jr. will lead the Department of Health and Human Services, for sure.

[jussr.punks.dntbmadd.]

People are ignorant RFK will do a remarkable job all those haters can hate 😂

[Omar.R]

Dont you dare talk bad about rfk jr he will be amazing ❤❤

[mike_c-tj]

vote all of these gangsters out of the gov. Its so funny how trump thought he could get away with it in this 2nd term, when he is already facing one of the first obstacles for the incoming administration

[DonaldSavicky]

Corn syrup is plastic so GMO corn making more of it per acre is bad

[allengarrow]

We have had plenty of “qualified” people do government positions… I guess this will be a test of “lets do the opposite and see how that works”. Time will tell folks

[jamesilersich]

Check it out all the disapproves are on the take!

[genabalser]

We've seen what the congressmen have cared about this issue in the do nothing attempt. Let RFK Jr. He has at least a compation...do the congressmen that are speaking out against RFK Jr? Makes me wonder about maybe kickbacks...but that's just me...

[explainedinenglish]

Your poll means nothing as Americans just voted for Trump, RFK jr, and the promise of these needed reforms.

[topchief]

All this time no one did anything. Now that someone finally is, all they can do is complain? They need to catch up or stfu.

[sandyg]

RFK, Jr is too much of an anti-vax character. I do not want our children to suffer polio, pertussis, pneumonia, measles, mumps, chicken pox or any other eradicated disease.

[timothybeck]

Trump trashed Michelle Obama’s white house garden eight years ago- now he’s going to Make America Healthy Again? The fast food president? LMAO!