Fact Check: Did RFK Jr. Call Trump Fans 'Belligerent Idiots?'
In a video that was widely shared online this week, amid widespread discussion of Trump's cabinet picks, commentators claimed that Kennedy had disparaged Trump's supporters too, saying he called them "belligerent idiots," "outright Nazis," and "bootlickers."
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The Unlikely Reason RFK Jr. Could Be Rejected by the Senate
His past pro-choice views could be a bigger problem than what he believes about vaccines or food, but Kennedy may agree to kowtow to his new allies.
As Trump Taps RFK Jr. for Health Secretary, a Look Back at Kennedy’s Claims
In one of his most controversial Cabinet picks, President-elect Donald Trump said he would nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Here, we summarize our past work fact-checking Kennedy's claims about health and science.
RFK Jr. on ultraprocessed food: The science on food dyes, glyphosate, and seed oils
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a long history of attacking food dyes, seed oils, and the pesticide glyphosate that will likely continue if he becomes HHS secretary.

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Haley skewers Trump picks Gabbard, RFK Jr.
RFK Jr. is Trump's pick to lead HHS — here's what he could do with that power
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Colorado governor explains RFK Jr. remarks: ‘I try to look at the glass as half full’
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) suggested that his immediate praise of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination as secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) was a way of trying to see the best in
Why does RFK sound like that? Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vocal disorder explained
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. explains why his voice sounds raspy and strained, causing difficulty when he speaks. Here's more about spasmodic dyshphonia
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What could Trump mean for the business of health? Scenarios for an RFK Jr. HHS
What happens when the Trump train hits the health care establishment? There’s no doubt that President-elect Trump’s decision to nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an environmental activist and vaccine critic, as the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services has thrown the health care sector into disarray.
RFK Jr. Proposed Sending People with Drug Problems to 'Wellness Farms'?
Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services in November 2024, many people revisited his past controversial
RFK Jr. blasts ‘secrecy’ on 61st anniversary of JFK assassination
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took a shot at the federal government for not releasing the remaining documents from the investigations into his uncle's assassination.
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Autism advocates respond to RFK Jr.; a trip to the nipple factory; a new water pollutant (don’t panic)
Today's health news includes autism advocates' response to anti-vaccine sentiment and a trip to the prosthetic nipple factory.
RFK Jr. as health secretary? Not so fast, says a broad, bipartisan coalition.
A broad collection of people and interests have found at least one reason to lose sleep over the prospect of him becoming the nation’s top health official.