Former Fox News personality, and current conservative podcast host, Megyn Kelly was front and center at the Senate confirmation hearing for HHS nominee Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Cheryl Hines, Megyn Kelly, and Vani Hari more familiar faces were on hand to lend their support to RFK Jr. on the first day of his Senate confirmation hearing.https://t.co/ADFvO5rDnY
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Kelly, and a large swarm of other RFK, Jr. suppporters, watched as Democrats blistered him with questions ranging from COVID-19, to vaccines, to even health insurance.
Throughout yesterday’s hearing, Democrats turned it into a self-serving spectacle of trying to connect RFK, Jr. to wild theories. Even Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren tried implicate that RFK, Jr. was in the pockets of Big Pharma, which brought laughter from the crowd since the man is vocal against the power of Big Pharma.
Hilarity ensued when Elizabeth Warren inadvertently made Kennedy look GREAT with the perfect softball question.
WARREN: “You’re not going to take money from drug companies in any way, shape, or form?”
KENNEDY: “Who, me?”
WARREN: “Yes, you.”
KENNEDY: “Oh, yeah. I’m happy to… pic.twitter.com/985VdPrcoh
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But Kelly, who sat through the entire hearing, revealed what everyone — including RFK Jr’s critics — completely missed.
After attending the hearing, she went on her SiriusXM show “The Megyn Kelly Show” to say Democrats didn’t understand the “message” Kennedy supporters have been sending.
Kelly also said they were making “fools of themselves.”
“His opponents didn’t get it. Even some of the Republicans didn’t get it. But for the most part, they did well, the Republican senators,” Kelly said.
“But the Democrats once again made fools out of themselves. They made fools out of themselves. In the same way they keep looking at Trump and saying, ‘Hitler, Nazi, fascist, convicted felon.’ And everybody’s like, ‘Screw you, we have a country to save.’ That’s how I felt today watching them go after RFK [Jr.].”
Kelly went on to point out that RFK, Jr’s “Make America Healthy Again” initiative has united a wide swath of support from across all kinds of demographics who are desperate to disrupt the health policy of the United States.
“They don’t get it. That audience was filled with parents, moms with infants, with little kids with them, trying to send a message to these senators. They’re done playing these ridiculous games. Half these senators are on the take with Big Pharma, or Big Ag for that matter, and doing Big Pharma’s bidding live in the hearing. They don’t want RFK J[r.]. They don’t want somebody who’s been suing Big Pharma his entire career,” Kelly added.
“That’s who pays their re-election bills. It was very obvious as you watch them today.”
Kelly went on to say Kennedy’s detractors were “smearing him,” adding they didn’t attack his personal life but instead focused on his stance on vaccines.
“But they, man, are obsessed with his stance on vaccines. Obsessed. And, like, either unwilling or unable to see what he really feels about them. I mean, look, he’s not a huge proponent. I think that’s fair. But they just want to paint him as somebody who wants to ban all vaccines,” Kelly said.
“He doesn’t talk about banning at all,” Kelly added. “He’s very against vaccine mandates. In some cases, he wants more research being done before we push these vaccines on kids and has joined as a lawyer in some lawsuits against the manufacturers.”
Last November, Kennedy told NBC News that he would not be taking away vaccines if confirmed as HHS secretary.
He instead said he wanted Americans to have the choice to decide what products were good for them.
During his confirmation hearing, Kennedy repeatedly said he supports vaccines. He said they “play a critical role in healthcare.”
Kelly also gave an in-depth perspective at the support RFK, Jr received at yesterday’s hearing, something she’s never seen before in a forum like this. Take a listen:
The Senate Finance Committee is expected to vote on RFK, Jr’s confirmation next week.