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Footage of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. once denying — live on CNN — saying something that he most definitely said has gone viral again amid controversy over non-existent studies that were cited in his wide-ranging “Make America Healthy Again” report.
In the clip, anchor Kasie Hunt immediately presented the receipts to Kennedy, who was then still an independent presidential candidate before dropping out of the 2024 race and endorsing his former rival, Donald Trump.
Hunt teed up the moment by telling Kennedy: “You have gained notoriety for your skepticism about vaccines, and over the summer in an interview, you said, ‘There is no vaccine that is, you know, safe and effective.’ Do you still believe that?”
Sewage water swimmer Kennedy replied: “I never said that.”
Hunt interrupted.
“So, stop me,” she said. “We have the clip. Please play the clip.”
Footage was then aired of Kennedy indeed saying that he believes “there is no vaccine that is, you know, safe and effective.”
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KASIE HUNT: Over the summer you said, “There’s no vaccine that’s safe and effective”. Do you still believe that?
RFK JR: “I never said that.”
KASIE HUNT: “Play the clip.”
RFK JR (clip): “There’s no vaccine that is safe and effective.” (March 2024)
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