Jake Tapper Tells CNN Viewers ‘I Hope You Like Measles’ While Reporting on Trump Picking RFK Jr. for Health Secretary
variety.comJ. Kim Murphy “Well America, I hope you like measles,” Jake Tapper joked Thursday evening on CNN, segueing into a breaking report on vaccine skeptic Robert F.
Kennedy Jr. being tapped by President-elect Donald Trump’s administration to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
The timing couldn’t have been more apt, as Tapper had been hosting a discussion with former White House communications director Kate Bedingfield on the controversy that the Trump administration has drawn for its proposed cabinet selections this week.
Kennedy, a once-Presidential hopeful who suspended his independent campaign in August and endorsed Trump shortly after, has long been vocal about his belief in the lack of effectiveness of vaccinations of any kind, also arguing against their ability to curb the spread of COVID.
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