His affinity for medical misinformation and false claims aboutvaccinesare apparently part of the appeal.
Host Kaitlan Collins asked him point blank if Kennedy had been promised control of the nations public health agencies.
I spent two-and-a-half hours this week with Bobby Kennedy Jr., he said.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks with Donald Trump at a Turning Point Action Rally in Duluth, GA on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024.Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Getty Images
Now a baby is born with 76 vaccines because in 1986 they waved product liability for vaccines.
And heres the best one, they started paying the people at the NIH, right?
They pay them a piece of the money for the vaccine companies.
Neither of us are doctors.
Lutnick would not back down.
Why do you think vaccines are safe?
Theres no product liability anymore.
There was 1-in-10,000 people with autism, Lutnick continued.
We all know so many more people with autism than had it when we were young.
I will end all gain-of-function research [as president], Kennedy said in June of last year.
Its just a disaster, its given us no benefits.
Its given us everything from Lyme disease to Covid, and many many other diseases.
I think it would be so good for you and so big for you, he said.
And were gonna win.
