US senators are calling for a criminal probe and the ouster of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after documents emerged suggesting he lied during his 2025 confirmation hearings about his anti-vaccine activism linked to a deadly 2019 measles outbreak in Samoa that killed 83 people, mostly children. Senators Markey and Wyden condemned his testimony as deliberate deception advancing an anti-vaccine agenda.
Background
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. serves as US Health Secretary under the Trump administration and previously led the anti-vaccine organization Children's Health Defense. His confirmation in early 2025 was highly contentious due to his long-standing opposition to vaccines.
- Source
- Ars Technica
- Published
- Aug 29, 2026 at 05:17 AM
- Score
- 5.0 / 10