Governor Patrick Morrisey is doubling down in West Virginia’s compulsory vaccination debate. But his strategy isn’t built on his own political capital – it’s tied to Secretary Kennedy and, by implication, President Trump. Whether Trump actually knows that is another matter.

On Monday, Kennedy posted on X in support of religious exemptions in West Virginia. Morrisey quickly re-shared it, then raised the stakes:

“On interpreting the religious freedom law to provide for religious exemptions for mandatory vaccines, do WV Legislators stand with the WV School Board (a group of unelected bureaucrats) or do they stand with the Trump Administration and @SecKennedy? Very straightforward question which must be resolved soon for our kids!”

That framing – untested and unproven – puts conservatives w

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