A Republican senator slammed RFK Jr.‘s public health policies in a scathing new interview. He turned on the man he helped put in power, and he’s not holding back.
Bill Cassidy criticizes RFK Jr.’s health agendas
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) launched a blistering attack on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s public health agenda during a CBS News Face the Nation appearance on Sunday, as reported by The Washington Post. The medical doctor turned senator said Kennedy had built his health policies on a “foundation of lies.” He declared he no longer trusts the HHS secretary on vaccine-related matters.
The senator claimed Kennedy violated an agreement about CDC messaging on vaccines and autism. “Once you lose trust in somebody, you’re not quite sure what to trust going forward. In fact, you don’t trust anything,” Cassidy said on CBS. He stressed that effective public health requires a basis in truth.
Cassidy previously delivered the decisive vote to move Kennedy’s nomination through the Senate Health Committee. He justified that choice by saying he preferred a confirmation path with built-in oversight. “Either he was going to be in a position where there were guardrails… or he was going to be appointed White House health czar,” Cassidy told CBS.
The interview came days after Cassidy clashed with President Donald Trump at a Senate Republican luncheon over the Iran war. Cassidy called the encounter a shouting match with the president. “I lost my temper,” he acknowledged to reporters. He conceded the reaction was inappropriate but noted he had simply matched Trump’s tone.
Cassidy further charged that Trump treats Congress as an “appendage” when it comes to Iran. He pushed for stronger communication between the White House and Capitol Hill. The senator argued the Founding Fathers intentionally limited presidential power through Congress. He said the system was designed to represent all Americans rather than one individual’s agenda. Cassidy will exit the Senate in January after losing his primary to a Trump-backed challenger last month.
