'The country asked for measles?' GOP House whip struggles to defend Trump nominee
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'The country asked for measles?' GOP House whip struggles to defend Trump nominee

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House Majority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer faced tough questions Friday on CNN about sick kids in his state that left him struggling to defend President-elect Donald Trump. CNN anchor Jake Tapper asked Emmer about Trump's selection of vaccine-denier Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services — and put it in the context of a measles outbreak in his home state of Minnesota. A measles outbreak began in Minnesota in May primarily affecting unvaccinated children in the Twin Cities metro area, according to the state's Health department. "The bottom line is Donald Trump was elected to shake things up in Washington D.C. and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the HHS secretary will be moving to enact the Trump agenda," said Emmer.

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