Chuck Todd on Thursday declared that Well being Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been “past disastrous” in his put up earlier than predicting that President Donald Trump may half methods with him following his catastrophic Senate listening to.
The previous “Meet the Press” host informed CNN’s Kasie Hunt that Kennedy — who Republicans and Democrats grilled on Capitol Hill over his anti-vaccine insurance policies — is “placing lives at risk,” noting that states are rolling out their very own vaccine protocols with belief eroding within the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention.
“There are folks on the White Home who’ve been alarmed by Kennedy and it’s Trump that claims, , he’s afraid of shedding the Kennedy constituency, and he’s simply been letting Kennedy go, letting Kennedy go,” Todd stated.
“In some unspecified time in the future, this may break, and I do assume he throws Kennedy overboard, however he loves his trophy. And for him, the trophy is ‘I acquired a Kennedy,’ proper? That’s the largest drawback they’re operating into.”
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Todd claimed that there are “loads of folks” within the White Home who agree that Kennedy is a “catastrophe,” as effectively.
“Not simply politically — this man is a catastrophe for all the explanations we’ve been laying out right here,” he added.
Earlier in his CNN look, Todd gave shoutouts to each Senate Majority Chief John Thune (R-S.D.) and Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) — the latter of whom is a doctor — for his or her “intelligent” method of praising the president simply earlier than criticizing Kennedy.
“These are individuals who by no means wish to be seen as going in opposition to Trump in any method,” stated Todd of the 2 senators, who each declined to say whether or not they nonetheless backed Kennedy on Thursday.