Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is investing in biotechnology companies that use gene-editing techniques he previously warned about, Senate ethics approval documents revealed Wednesday.
Kennedy holds dividend rights to several biotech companies, including shares in CRISPR Therapeutics. ethics affairs He has submitted an application for approval, President Donald Trump's Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) revealed.
CRISPR Therapeutics tout Gene editing therapy is a technology that President Kennedy has previously warned strongly against, warning that it could cause cancer.
“Studies on CRISPR gene editing for gene therapy applications have shown that it can cause massive damage to chromosomes (known as chromothripsis), which can be harmful to affected patients. can cause cancer and genetic diseases in children,” Kennedy wrote in a 2021 Facebook post. .
He also sounded the alarm about Microsoft founder Bill Gates' use of CRISPR, noting that Gates and the World Economic Forum, a frequent target of Kennedy's harsh comments, are major suppliers of the technology. he warned.
Must read! Bill Gates and the WEF are among the biggest promoters of CRISPR, the recently developed gene-editing technology, but scientists interviewed by The Defender warned of the technology's flaws and risks.https://t.co/bzdk1oRYkg
— Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (@RobertKennedyJr) October 17, 2022
Kennedy's stake in CRISPR is small. The value of his holdings is between $1,001 and $15,000, according to the ethics filing. (Related: RFK Jr. wants to take fluoride out of water — and it's not as crazy as his detractors claim)
But his ownership of the company's stock raised eyebrows among many supporters of his Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement.
One X user criticized President Kennedy's investment, as well as the recent White House partnership with Oracle, a technology company that leverages automated intelligence (AI) to develop mRNA vaccines.
“Looting the middle class with shitty coins and Warp Speed 2.0, giving $590 million to Moderna for a new bird flu shot, and now this Oracle bs. RFK Jr. owns CRISPR stock. “The gene editing/mRNA companies are stealing. It's a shameless crime.” Chase Merrill I wrote.
Merrill criticized President Trump's $500 billion announcement for Project Stargate, a collaboration between Sam Altman's Open AI, Larry Ellison's software company Oracle, Japanese financial giant SoftBank and the White House. He wasn't the only one.
The project promises to raise $5 trillion to use AI to develop mRNA vaccines to treat cancer, among other things.
President Kennedy has been harshly critical of mRNA vaccine technology. claim This technology could cause “deadly diseases in the future.”
Kennedy's ethics papers revealed He said he will continue to receive a 10% contingency fee from vaccine injury cases he referred to Wisnerbaum Law Firm. Documents say he made more than $800,000 from the arrangement.
“If the Office of Ethics at the Department of Health and Human Services determines that the United States is not involved as a party and that the United States does not have a direct and substantial interest, we will withhold interest in the contingency fee.” said. he wrote in his ethics file.
Kennedy will face two Senate committees to be confirmed as President Trump's Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Senate Finance Committee scheduled President Kennedy's confirmation was Wednesday, January 29th. The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee (HELP) scheduled a hearing for the next day, January 30th.
