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“Well, America, I Hope You Like Measles”: Jake Tapper Reacts To Donald Trump’s Pick Of RFK Jr. To Lead Health And Human Services


Tapper told viewers, "Well, America, I hope you like measles."

As news broke that Donald Trump was nominating Robert Kennedy Jr. as the Secretary of Health and Human Services, CNN’s Jake Tapper gave blunt assessment of what’s ahead: “Well, America, I hope you like measles.” Kennedy, who waged a third party presidential bid before endorsing Trump, has spent the better part of his recent career on a crusade against childhood vaccines, which have been an essential component of public health since World War II. I hope he leans into personal choice on vaccines rather than bans (which I think are terrible, just like mandates) but what I’m most optimistic about is taking on big pharma and the corporate ag oligopoly to improve our health.”

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