An incredible thing happened when Kennedy stunned Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) into complete silence by exposing the harsh reality of America’s dire health crisis.
If you watch one moment from the hearing, make it this one.
“President Trump has asked me to end the chronic disease epidemic and make America healthy again... and that is what I’m doing.
“And if we don’t solve that problem, Senator, all of the other disputes we have about who’s paying—whether it’s insurance companies, whether it’s providers, whether it’s HMOs, whether it’s patients or families—all of those are just moving deck chairs around on the Titanic.
“Our ship is sinking. Our 60% increase in Medicaid over the past four years is the biggest budget line now, and it’s growing faster than any other. No other nation in the world has what we have here.
“No other nation has a chronic disease burden like we do. We have the highest chronic disease burden of any country in the world. During COVID, we had 16% of the COVID deaths in a country where we only have 4.2% of the world’s population. We had a higher death count than any country in the world.
“And when the CDC was asked why, they said it’s because Americans are the sickest people on earth. The average American who died from COVID had 3.8 chronic diseases. This is an existential threat—economically, to our military, to our health, and to our sense of well-being.
“And it is a priority for President Trump. And that’s why he asked me to run the agency. And if I’m privileged to be confirmed, that’s exactly what I’ll do.”
@JCNSeverino@thevaliumsofa The republicans did and do the same damn thing. They all do it. This is not news or shocking. Remember when Mitch McConnell wouldn’t confirm Metrick Garland!?! Cry me a river.
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@CraigChamberlin@CollinRugg It’s this line of thinking that got us here…with the two most unlikeable and unpopular candidates from parties that that American public no longer recognizes. If ever there was a time for a Third party, that time is now!
@TheSWPrincess @guerillahax @RobertKennedyJr What is decision desk HQ?!? Some bs monitoring system that has no legal authority in those states or in the federal level? lol. He’s gonna be on the ballot in all 50 states.
@kasie Do better @kasie How much did your producers coach you on this “gotcha” style of interviewing?! I’m sure we could find tons of facts and studies on the tens of thousands of Americans who have taken the vaccine who are now paralyzed, can’t taste or smell, and have other issues!