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Cheryl Hines Defends Kennedy Amid Vaccine Misinformation Backlash

2/11/2026

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Cheryl Hines defended her husband, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., on Joe Rogan's podcast, saying the media misrepresents him as harmful.
She noted Kennedy's history of fighting corporate pollution and argued that this contradicts claims of malicious intent.
Six former Surgeons General criticized Kennedy for promoting dangerous vaccine misinformation and warned his leadership undermines the public health system.

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Cheryl Hines defended her husband, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., on Joe Rogan's podcast, saying the media misrepresents him as harmful.
She noted Kennedy's history of fighting corporate pollution and argued that this contradicts claims of malicious intent.
Six former Surgeons General criticized Kennedy for promoting dangerous vaccine misinformation and warned his leadership undermines the public health system.