Peter Savodnik

RFK, as you know, ran an insurgent presidential campaign and started out as a Democrat, became an independent, and then wound up, of course, in the end endorsing Donald Trump. He has become, I think, a sort of vehicle or emblem of kind of disaffected, floating Americans who don't have clear of political allegiance anymore and have lost faith entirely in our institutions.

RFK, as you know, ran an insurgent presidential campaign and started out as a Democrat, became an independent, and then wound up, of course, in the end endorsing Donald Trump. He has become, I think, a sort of vehicle or emblem of kind of disaffected, floating Americans who don't have clear of political allegiance anymore and have lost faith entirely in our institutions.

I'd like just to start by turning to the letter his cousin, the sole remaining child of former President John F. Kennedy, sent to the Senate, calling on them not to support her cousin's nomination. She noted that, quote, his views on vaccines are dangerous and misinformed, close quote. And she also called him a predator.

I'd like just to start by turning to the letter his cousin, the sole remaining child of former President John F. Kennedy, sent to the Senate, calling on them not to support her cousin's nomination. She noted that, quote, his views on vaccines are dangerous and misinformed, close quote. And she also called him a predator.

I'd like just to start by turning to the letter his cousin, the sole remaining child of former President John F. Kennedy, sent to the Senate, calling on them not to support her cousin's nomination. She noted that, quote, his views on vaccines are dangerous and misinformed, close quote. And she also called him a predator.

And then also, quote, he is addicted to attention and power and preys on the desperation of parents of sick children. And she said, and this is the best detail, he, quote, puts baby chickens and mice in a blender to feed to his hawks. Brianna, is this going to affect anyone or anything? Does this have any effect on the outcome of this nomination hearing?

And then also, quote, he is addicted to attention and power and preys on the desperation of parents of sick children. And she said, and this is the best detail, he, quote, puts baby chickens and mice in a blender to feed to his hawks. Brianna, is this going to affect anyone or anything? Does this have any effect on the outcome of this nomination hearing?

And then also, quote, he is addicted to attention and power and preys on the desperation of parents of sick children. And she said, and this is the best detail, he, quote, puts baby chickens and mice in a blender to feed to his hawks. Brianna, is this going to affect anyone or anything? Does this have any effect on the outcome of this nomination hearing?

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Yeah, you're talking about Nicole Shanahan who has threatened to fund anyone who will primary any of the senators who fail to vote the way she wants them to vote on RFK's nominations. I wonder what you make of that, both of you. To my mind, you know, the billionaire is kind of weighing in. There's something irrespective of where you stand on RFK Jr. or Maha or the institutions, whatever.

Yeah, you're talking about Nicole Shanahan who has threatened to fund anyone who will primary any of the senators who fail to vote the way she wants them to vote on RFK's nominations. I wonder what you make of that, both of you. To my mind, you know, the billionaire is kind of weighing in. There's something irrespective of where you stand on RFK Jr. or Maha or the institutions, whatever.

Yeah, you're talking about Nicole Shanahan who has threatened to fund anyone who will primary any of the senators who fail to vote the way she wants them to vote on RFK's nominations. I wonder what you make of that, both of you. To my mind, you know, the billionaire is kind of weighing in. There's something irrespective of where you stand on RFK Jr. or Maha or the institutions, whatever.

There's something just like distasteful about somebody with a lot of money saying, if you U.S. senators don't vote the way I want you to, I'm going to crush you. Agree or disagree? Yeah.

There's something just like distasteful about somebody with a lot of money saying, if you U.S. senators don't vote the way I want you to, I'm going to crush you. Agree or disagree? Yeah.

There's something just like distasteful about somebody with a lot of money saying, if you U.S. senators don't vote the way I want you to, I'm going to crush you. Agree or disagree? Yeah.

I want to distinguish here between RFK Jr., who's now been nominated to run HHS, and Donald Trump's new head of the National Institutes of Health, Jay Bhattacharya. So Bhattacharya is, I think, a fantastic nomination. He's very smart. He's very thoughtful. Again, he's very sober, ponderous, but I think also brave and clear-eyed. There's something different about him and RFK Jr.

I want to distinguish here between RFK Jr., who's now been nominated to run HHS, and Donald Trump's new head of the National Institutes of Health, Jay Bhattacharya. So Bhattacharya is, I think, a fantastic nomination. He's very smart. He's very thoughtful. Again, he's very sober, ponderous, but I think also brave and clear-eyed. There's something different about him and RFK Jr.

I want to distinguish here between RFK Jr., who's now been nominated to run HHS, and Donald Trump's new head of the National Institutes of Health, Jay Bhattacharya. So Bhattacharya is, I think, a fantastic nomination. He's very smart. He's very thoughtful. Again, he's very sober, ponderous, but I think also brave and clear-eyed. There's something different about him and RFK Jr.