'Never heard anyone question that': CNN hosts dumbstruck as Trump doubts McConnell's polio
1 month, 1 week ago

'Never heard anyone question that': CNN hosts dumbstruck as Trump doubts McConnell's polio

Raw Story  

CNN anchors Brianna Keilar and Boris Sanchez were dumbstruck when President Donald Trump questioned whether Sen. Mitch McConnell ever really had polio during an Oval Office press gaggle Thursday. "Before you go on, Daniel, let's provide some context for our viewers," Boris Sanchez said, rolling tape of Trump's bizarre assertion as he talked about McConnell voting against Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination for Health and Human Services secretary. CNN correspondent Kaitlyn Collins interjected, "He had polio, obviously," alluding to the fact that McConnell spoke out against RFK Jr. due to his anti-vaccine stance. When Keilar came back on screen, she confirmed that Trump did, in fact, appear to "cast doubts" on whether McConnell ever had polio.

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Trump seems to question well-known part of Sen. Mitch McConnell’s life — his childhood polio battle
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Trump seems to question well-known part of Sen. Mitch McConnell’s life — his childhood polio battle

Associated Press  

President Donald Trump seemed to question a well-documented part of Sen. Mitch McConnell’s life — his childhood battle with polio — after the Kentucky Republican opposed vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation Thursday as the nation’s top health official. Trump attacked McConnell’s mental acuity and said he had “no idea” if the senator had polio. “He’s a, you know, …

Why Mitch McConnell voted against RFK Jr. for health secretary
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Why Mitch McConnell voted against RFK Jr. for health secretary

NPR  

Why Mitch McConnell voted against RFK Jr. for health secretary toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP In a party-line vote, zero Democrats and 52 Republicans in the Senate voted Thursday to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the new head of the Department of Health and Human Services. But a record of trafficking in dangerous conspiracy theories and eroding trust in …

Outcry after RFK Jr linked to effort to nix US approval for polio vaccine
3 months, 1 week ago

Outcry after RFK Jr linked to effort to nix US approval for polio vaccine

Al Jazeera  

Robert F Kennedy Jr, a vaccine sceptic, has sought to distance himself from his lawyer’s polio vaccine petition. In the statement, Kennedy’s camp attempted to distance the nominee from a New York Times report that his lawyer Aaron Siri had petitioned to suspend approval for the life-saving vaccine. “Mr Kennedy believes the Polio Vaccine should be available to the public …

McConnell warns RFK Jr.: Hands off the polio vaccine
3 months, 1 week ago

McConnell warns RFK Jr.: Hands off the polio vaccine

Salon  

Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell condemned an effort from an associate of Robert F. Kennedy Jr to roll back FDA approval for the polio vaccine and warned the Cabinet nominee to "steer clear" of such initiatives. “Anyone seeking the Senate's consent to serve in the incoming administration would do well to steer clear of even the appearance of association with such …

Mitch McConnell's health questioned again as he pauses for seven seconds during press conference
1 year, 6 months ago

Mitch McConnell's health questioned again as he pauses for seven seconds during press conference

Hindustan Times  

The health of Sen. Mitch McConnell, the 81-year-old Republican leader, has been questioned again after he paused for seven seconds during a press conference on Wednesday. Top U.S. Senate Republican Mitch McConnell appears to freeze up for more than 30 seconds during a public appearance before he was escorted away, the second such incident in a little more than a …

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