Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continues to promote deadly misinformation even as children die preventable deaths under his watch. His actions represent not merely negligence but something far more sinister — a calculated undermining of life-saving medical science that directly contributes to unnecessary fatalities. It is a grotesque betrayal of public trust.
On Sunday, Kennedy sank to new depths of dangerous hypocrisy when after hours of attending the funeral of an unvaccinated 8-year-old measles victim, he shamelessly promoted two medical charlatans with histories of professional misconduct. Dr. Richard Bartlett, previously disciplined for “unusual use of risk-filled medications,” and Dr. Ben Edwards, a known anti-vaccine propagandist pushing vitamin supplements for disease treatments, were lauded by Kennedy as “extraordinary healers” despite their pseudo-scientific claims.
Kennedy’s behavior is no different than that of a driver who causes fatal accidents through reckless beh…
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