AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - RFK Jr. pushes back on CDC outbreak blame, clashes with CNN over pandemic record
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is rejecting claims that CDC staff cuts contributed to a Cyclospora outbreak, the latest flashpoint in his running battle with legacy media over public health accountability. Kennedy's denial came as he squared off with CNN anchor Dana Bash in a combative interview on "State of the […] The post RFK Jr. pushes back on CDC outbreak blame, clashes with CNN over pandemic record appeared first on American Almanac .
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is rejecting claims that CDC staff cuts contributed to a Cyclospora outbreak, the latest flashpoint in his running battle with legacy media over public health accountability. Kennedy's denial came as he squared off with CNN anchor Dana Bash in a combative interview on "State of the Union" that stretched past twenty minutes and covered far more ground than the parasitic illness. The exchange turned into a broader reckoning over COVID-19 lockdowns, vaccine mandates, Anthony Fauci's credibility, and whether the press held government health officials to any standard at all during the pandemic. The Cyclospora denial and the CNN confrontation land at the same moment because they share a…Open