Trump Asked to Respond to RFK Jr. Calling the Vaccine He Helped Create ‘The Deadliest Vaccine Ever Made’
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Former President Donald Trump welcomed RFK Jr.’s endorsement on Friday after the independent candidate suspended his campaign and said he would “throw” his support behind the GOP nominee for president.
Trump spoke at a campaign stop in Las Vegas and called Kennedy a “really a terrific guy.”
“I’ve had a long-term friendship with him. He’s a very talented person. It’s an honor. He just announced, and it’s a great honor, really, is. He’s very popular, he’s very smart, he has a great family, wonderful family, and so I’m going to say hello to him now,” Trump said.
Kennedy said during his remarks that Trump had asked him to “enlist him in his administration” and would likely have some kind of a role surrounding the “chronic disease epidemic.” Kennedy has long been an activist, questioning the use of vaccines and vaccine mandates to eradicate diseases.
A reporter asked Trump about some of Kennedy’s past statements on the topic, including his criticism of the Covid-19 vaccines, which Trump’s administration championed with “Operation Warp Speed” inorder to get them to the public quickly. Trump’s administration fast-tracked the vaccines by removing red tape surrounding the regular vaccine testing protocols.
“RFK Jr. has falsely said that the COVID vaccine is the deadliest vaccine ever made. What’s your response to that?” the reporter asked.
Trump dodged the question and replied, “Well, I’m going to have to see because I haven’t seen him yet. I’m going to see him in a little while.”
Trump rarely discusses his role in getting the COVID-19 vaccines to the public in recent months – a notable departure from his past boasting on the topic.
“Some people say I saved 100 million lives worldwide, but I was able to get that done in nine months versus five years to twelve years if it ever got [done at all]. I got the FDA to do things that they it it was pretty amazing what we were able to do,” Trump said during an interview in January 2023.
Q: “RFK Jr. has falsely said that the COVID vaccine is the deadliest vaccine ever made. What’s your response to that?”
Trump: “Well, I’m going to have to see because I haven’t seen him yet. I’m going to see him in a little while.” pic.twitter.com/DTbjPGUseT
— Republican Voters Against Trump (@AccountableGOP) August 23, 2024
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