Every member of Donald Trump‘s Cabinet is a disaster, but even by those standards, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stands out as especially monstrous. During his Senate confirmation hearing, the Health and Human Services secretary lied repeatedly during his Senate confirmation hearing, insisting he is not “anti-vaccine” and would do nothing that “makes it difficult or discourages people” from taking vaccines. He has since waged an all-out war on vaccine access by cutting research funding, spreading disinformation, restricting access to the COVID-19 vaccine and firing health officials who get in his way.
Last week, Kennedy lied even more during a combative Senate hearing when he was called out — sometimes even by Republicans — for these actions. He lied about COVID-19 deaths, vaccine access and even