“The Senate on Thursday voted to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has repeatedly expressed skepticism of vaccines, as the health and human services secretary,” the New York Times reports.
“He overcame deep opposition from much of the medical community and Democrats who implored Republicans to reject him, calling him a danger to public health.”
“Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), a polio survivor, was the lone Republican to vote against him.”
Stat: The perfect storm that carried RFK Jr. from fringe to center of Trump administration.
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