'You're talking about the lives of children': Ex-RNC chair rips Trump’s erratic nominee defense
During a Monday, December 16 press conference at Mar-a-Lago, President-elect Donald Trump vigorously defended his decision to pick anti-vaxxer conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Kennedy's controversial views on vaccines have drawn a great deal of criticism from medical experts. Trump, however, told reporters that he doesn't consider Kennedy's ideas "radical" and that his pick is perfectly reasonable. After the press conference, former Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele discussed Trump's comments on RFK Jr. during an appearance...
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