President Donald Trump backed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. after a heated Senate grilling on Thursday, saying, “He’s a very good person.”
President Donald Trump stood by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. after he faced an intense grilling from senators on Capitol Hill on Thursday, telling reporters, “I like the fact that he’s different.”
While speaking with the press during his dinner with technology industry leaders at the White House, Trump was asked about the hearing.
“Mr. President, Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-La.] said, effectively, we’re denying people vaccines. Do you have full confidence in what RFK Jr. is doing?” asked a reporter.
Trump noted that he “didn’t get to watch the hearings today”, but spoke highly of Kennedy, saying, “he’s a very good person.”
“He means very well. And he’s got some little different ideas. I guarantee a lot of the people at this table like RFK Jr., and I do, but he’s got a different take, and we want to listen to all of those takes”, said the president.
“But I heard he did very well today”, Trump went on. “It’s not your standard talk, I would say that, and that has to do with medical and vaccines.
