Edwards: It’s RFK Jr.’s Job to Give Americans the Most Solid Scientific Advice He Can Possibly Give

RUSH TRANSCRIPT:
WITT: “That’s extraordinary. Autism diagnosis then leads to people saying, oh yeah, but here’s why. I mean, that’s a lot different than a diagnosis. But anyway, we have RFK Jr.... he was in the hot seat this week on Capitol Hill, facing questions from Congress around his tenure as the secretary of health and human services. And Kennedy dodged numerous questions about vaccines. So let’s listen together. Here it is.”

UNKNOWN: “Are you recommending the measles vaccine?”

Kennedy: “I am not going to just tell people everything is safe and effective if I know that there’s issues.”

UNKNOWN: “If you had a child today, would you vaccinate that child for measles?”

Kennedy: “Probably for measles. I you know, what I would say is my opinions about vaccines are irrelevant.”

WITT: “Considering the decline in measles vaccination rates. And we’ve seen measles cropping up across this country. It seems like some Americans might think his opinions are relevant.”

Edwards: “So it. Is true that the secretary does not have any formal medical training. Right? But he does hold the highest health position in power in this country. And quite frankly, it’s his. Job to give Americans. The absolute best, most solid scientific advice he can possibly give. And as you said, boy, this is happening right in the middle of a major measles outbreak. We are just maybe 1 to 200 cases away from eclipsing the last bad measles outbreak we had, which was in 2019 already. As you know, sadly, we’ve had two children die of measles. Instead, what the secretary has done is to repeat lies false claims about both fluoride and vaccines. And, you know, I talked to one doctor who said, gosh, it’s like asking the transportation secretary, would you fly or drive in a car? The answers really should be that simple, Alex.”