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."
RFK Jr. blasts ‘secrecy’ on 61st anniversary of JFK assassination
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shared a photo on X of former President John F. Kennedy on the 61st anniversary of his assassination and a cryptic message suggesting that the government is withholding the truth about his uncle’s death.
Some of RFK Jr.'s views are finding support in some unexpected quarters
RFK Jr.'s controversial views have received criticism since he was picked by Donald Trump to lead HHS -- but he's also receiving support from some unexpected sources.
Meet Casey Means, the surgeon turned health influencer behind RFK Jr.'s MAHA movement
Dr. Casey Means left healthcare frustrated by doctors playing middlemen with people's health. She's now shaping RFK Jr's plan to "Make America Healthy Again."
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
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
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.
Melania and RFK Jr join forces to try to improve Trump’s diet: ‘Think fewer Big Macs and less KFC’
Incoming first lady and Trump’s pick for Health and Human Services secretary are apparently lobbying the president to make healthier choices
Haley skewers Trump picks Gabbard, RFK Jr.
"She has defended Russia, she has defended Syria, she has defended Iran, and she has defended China," Haley said of Gabbard.
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.
RFK Jr's abortion 'issue': Senate GOP plans to scrutinize Trump HHS pick's position
Republican senators have some concerns about Trump's choice of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
RFK Jr. for Health and Human Services secretary gets warm welcome from GOP senators
Most Republican senators appear ready to support Kennedy Jr. to the influential Cabinet position inside the incoming Trump administration even as they are being hounded about how they'll vote for even more controversial nominees, such as former Rep. Matt Gaetz to be Trump's attorney general and Fox News host Pete Hegseth as secretary of Defense.