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RFK Jr. Ripped by MAHA Base After Backing Trump’s Betrayal
April 17, 2026
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Ken Cedeno / REUTERSMAHA loyalists are melting down after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared to cozy up to a pick they see as everything they’ve been fighting against.The health secretary, who has long been one of the loudest anti-vax voices, sparked the backlash after praising President Donald Trump’s nomination of Dr. Erica Schwartz to lead the CDC.Kennedy, 72, took to X with a glowing message to the pro-vaccine nominee.
“Thank you, President Trump, for nominating Dr. Erica Schwartz to serve as CDC Director,” he wrote. He added that he looked forward to working alongside Schwartz to restore the agency’s “core mission and Make America Healthy Again.”Read more at The Daily Beast.
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