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Kennedy Defends CDC Suspension Amid Iran Deal Controversy

4/21/2026

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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced a hearing over suspending Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) campaigns while promoting a milk ad.
Representative Linda Sanchez criticized the move, and Kennedy framed the president's Iran rhetoric as a "nuanced" deal-making strategy.
Kennedy defended his actions, saying misinformation was at play.
He asserted U.S. President Donald Trump’s mental fitness and dismissed calls to invoke the 25th Amendment.

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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced a hearing over suspending Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) campaigns while promoting a milk ad.
Representative Linda Sanchez criticized the move, and Kennedy framed the president's Iran rhetoric as a "nuanced" deal-making strategy.
Kennedy defended his actions, saying misinformation was at play.
He asserted U.S. President Donald Trump’s mental fitness and dismissed calls to invoke the 25th Amendment.