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Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. blamed the media for dragging his campaign Sunday, saying he has been slammed “even more than President Trump was slammed” by mainstream media outlets.

“I’ve been really, you know, slammed in a way that I think is unprecedented,” Kennedy said during an interview on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures.”

Kennedy, a longtime vaccine skeptic who is running a longshot primary campaign against President Joe Biden, is more popular among Republicans than Democrats, according to polling.

The nephew of former President John F. Kennedy and the son of his brother, Robert F. Kennedy, Kennedy Jr. has been hit with backlash for his stances on vaccines, particularly recent comments he made suggesting that the coronavirus could have been “targeted to attack Caucasians and Black people,” while sparing Jewish and Chinese people. Kennedy denied allegations of racism and antisemitism, saying on Twitter: “I have never, ever suggested that the Covid-19 virus was targeted to spare Jews.”

“I mean, listen, if I believed the stuff that’s written about me in the papers and reported about me on the mainstream news sites, I would definitely not vote for me,” Kennedy told host Maria Bartiromo. “I would think I was a very despicable person.”

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's not a good or bad thing. It just is. The CDC reacted to a bunch of know-nothings who wanted something that sounded bad out of vaccines, so they took it out. Turns out it wasn't dangerous at all and it was a bunch of wasted effort, and people still get to point back to it and say, "see!? it's a GOOD thing!" The people questioning its toxicity were morons, and we kowtowed to a bunch of morons. Now people are saying we should put one of those morons in the White House. I'm arguing because you very clearly don't understand that thimerosal/ethylmercury is not at all dangerous. It's still in your flu vaccine.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

CDC reacted to a bunch of know-nothings

So is the CDC trustworthy?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

ALL vaccines are properly tested, thimerosal is not dangerous, and RFK Jr. is a nutcase who's aided in the harming of children.

Stop trying to change the topic.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You just said the CDC doesn't make policies based on actual science.

I'm not changing the subject, my argument has always been against CDC and FDA corruption/misinformation

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

You just said the CDC doesn’t make policies based on actual science.

I quite literally did not. That's your hyperpartisan lizard brain speaking.

ALL vaccines are properly tested, thimerosal is not dangerous, and RFK Jr. is a nutcase who’s aided in the harming of children.