Robert F. Kennedy Jr., America’s health crusader, unleashed a firestorm on Thursday, exposing the corrupt cabal of Congress cozying up to Big Pharma.
Kennedy, in a blistering Thursday Senate hearing, turned the tables on Sen. Ron Wyden, D-OR, a known ally of pharmaceutical giants, as he defended his mission to overhaul the nation’s health agencies.
Fresh off forcing the resignation of CDC Director Susan Monarez, triggering a wave of protests from three top CDC officials, Kennedy faced Wyden’s attempt to smear him with baseless allegations.
Wyden, clutching at straws, cited Monarez’s Wall Street Journal op-ed claiming Kennedy pressured her to push vaccine recommendations against scientific evidence.
"[Former CDC Dir. Susan Monarez] said you told her to go along with vaccine recommendations even if she didn’t think such recommendations aligned with the scientific evidence," Wyden said. "This is a yes or no question. You have an opportunity to call her a liar, but I’d like to see you respond to this!"
Kennedy, unflinching, shot back, “No, I did not say that to her. And I never had a private meeting with her. We have witnesses who testify that I never said that [to her]."
When Wyden pressed, "So, she’s lying today to the American people and the Wall Street Journal?” Kennedy replied, “Yes, sir.”
Undeterred, Wyden raged against proposed HHS changes, shouting, "I don’t get letters from thousands of people who are not political, saying that this set of changes is going to damage healthcare for decades to come. I don’t get any!”
WATCH:
.@SecKennedy scorches @RonWyden: "You've sat in that chair for how long — 20, 25 years? — while the chronic disease in our children went up to 76%, and you said nothing. You never asked the question, 'Why is this happening?'" pic.twitter.com/eSmXhlKhof
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) September 4, 2025
"Maybe you’re listening to a selective group of people," Kennedy countered. "I’ll tell you what, Senator. I’ll put my mailbag against YOUR mailbag, any day of the week!"
The knockout blow came when Wyden accused Kennedy of a "cruel agenda."
Kennedy retorted, "Do I get a reply? Senator, you’ve sat in that chair for how long? 20, 25 years? While the chronic disease in our children went up to 76 percent – and you said nothing. You never asked the question why it’s happening!”
He hammered home, "Today, for the first time in 20 years, infant mortality has INCREASED in our country. It’s not because I came in here; it’s because of what happened in the Biden Administration, which we are going to end!"
Earlier, Kennedy torched Senator Elizabeth Warren, exposing her financial ties to Big Pharma.
RFK Jr. just LIT UP Elizabeth Warren: "I know you've taken $855,000 from pharmaceutical companies, senator!" pic.twitter.com/UI7eLQItMQ
— TheBlaze (@theblaze) September 4, 2025
"I know you’ve taken $855,000 from pharmaceutical companies, senator!” he declared, leaving the chamber stunned.
Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-ID, praised Kennedy’s "Make America Healthy Again” agenda, while Wyden decried a "health care calamity" tied to Kennedy’s vaccine skepticism.
Kennedy defended the CDC shakeup, saying, "These changes were absolutely necessary adjustments to restore the agency to its role as the world’s oldest public health agency, with the central mission of protecting Americans from crime from infectious disease."
Resentful of Kennedy's earlier his pharmaceutical company donations,Sen. Bernie Sanders lost his composure while questioning the HHS secretary.
"Mr. Kennedy, you have a long history of making outrageous, anti-science statements about vaccines. You have no medical training, no scientific training, and yet you presume to know more than the experts at the CDC, the FDA, and the National Institutes of Health," Sanders fumed.
Kennedy responded calmly, countering with, "Senator Sanders, I appreciate your passion, but let's talk about expertise. You’ve taken over $1.8 million from pharmaceutical companies since 2016. How does that square with your stance against corporate influence?"
🚨OOF: Bernie Sanders is LOSING CONTROL over his temper with RFK Jr.
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) September 4, 2025
He’s probably still very salty that RFK Jr had previously exposed his hypocrisy on cashing checks from pharmaceutical companies! pic.twitter.com/UIep44Nslm
This battle underscores Kennedy’s relentless push to dismantle Big Pharma’s grip on Congress. Will his crusade prevail, or will the establishment strike back? Stay tuned as this saga unfolds.
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