Moments ago, the United States Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Trump’s Secretary of Health and Human Services. To say this is a huge Trump victory is to put it mildly. The final vote count (52-48) ended with holdouts like Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Sen. Susan Collins both voting in favor of Kennedy while Sen. Mitch McConnell joined all Democrats voting against.
The Make America Health Again coalition, or MAHA, as it’s called, became a vast proponent of Donald Trump’s candidacy with the full understanding that RFK Jr. would play a large role in shaping health policy in the coming administration.
That day has now arrived. Having overcome hurdles within the GOP, Kennedy basically sailed through his confirmation hearing unscathed and managed to win over the few holdouts fixated on his criticisms of vaccine safety.
Moments before the vote, Sen. Chuck Schumer actually voiced his concern that Kennedy had no prior experience working in the pharmaceutical industry. Isn’t that the point?
You cannot make this up.
Minutes before the vote, Democratic leader @SenSchumer decries the fact that RFK wasn’t a pharmaceutical or insurance company executive as former HHS leaders were. pic.twitter.com/EwIRk2U6lp
— Calley Means (@calleymeans) February 13, 2025
Democrats and the entire health industrial complex seem bent on opposing anyone who questions the status quo. America spends billions more on healthcare yet has worse outcomes than other industrialized countries. We’re also over-medicated by comparison as well and have far higher rates of chronic diseases. Voters decided it was time for a change and sent Donald Trump to Washington with RFK Jr. by his side to Make America Health Again.
This is a developing story and will be updated shortly.
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