“Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s tumultuous tenure atop the US Health and Human Services Department is starting to wear on some prominent Republicans,” CNN reports.

“But so far, President Donald Trump is not one of them.”

Said Trump: “I heard he did very well today.”

He added: “It’s not your standard talk. I would say that, and that has to do with medical and vaccines. But if you look at what’s going on in the world with health, and look at this country also with regard to health — I like the fact that he’s different.”

Axios: Takeaways from RFK Jr.’s fiery Senate appearance.

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) questioned Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. at a hearing:

CASSIDY: Do you agree with me that President Trump deserves a Nobel Prize for Operation Warp Speed?

KENNEDY: Absolutely.

CASSIDY: But you just told Sen. Bennet that the Covid vaccine killed more people than Covid.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey (D) announced her state will require health insurers operating in the state to cover vaccines recommended by the state’s department of public health, Axios reports.

Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), the No. 2 Republican in the Senate, raised eyebrows when he suggested some of Kennedy’s vaccine views were jeopardizing public safety and eroding medical progress, Axios reports.

Said Barrasso:  “I’ve grown deeply concerned.”

He added: “There are real concerns that safe, proven vaccines like measles, Hepatitis B and others could be in jeopardy, and that would put Americans at risk and reverse decades of progress.”

“Barrasso does not usually break from his party, and as a leadership member, could be reflecting broader concerns within the GOP caucus.”

MSNBC: Senators tear into RFK Jr. over vaccine restrictions in explosive hearing.

“Facing hostile questions from senators in both parties, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dug in Thursday on some of his most controversial actions since taking office in February, fiercely interrupting senators on both sides to push back on their onslaught,” Punchbowl News reports.

“Eleven of the 13 Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee called for Kennedy to resign or be fired before the hearing even began, a very clear signal about how contentious the session was going to be. And it then lived up to that preview, with Kennedy and numerous senators getting into angry exchanges…”

“Yet Kennedy continued to push conspiracy theories about the Covid-19 vaccine, spurring sharp criticism from even Republican senators.”