Conservative radio host Erick Erickson says Senate Republicans will block Robert F. Kennedy's nomination to be Secretary of Health and Human Services because his worldview does not align with Christian conservatism. said it should.
“Worldviews matter, and because worldviews matter, Senate Republicans should kill the nomination of Robert Kennedy Jr. His worldview is the worldview that Bible-believing Christians should support. Because it's not,” Erickson said on the podcast. In a clip posted on X.
Erickson said Kennedy is a “progressive, pro-abortion, green weirdo” who Republicans like now because he cares about what's in his food.
“Did you know that a quarter of the federal budget, excluding Social Security, Medicare, and debt service, is administered through the Department of Health and Human Services? Kennedy probably wants to include pro-abortion advocates. Progressive womanizers are Are you in charge of the position because you have doubts about the coronavirus vaccine and don't think red dye No. 5 should be in food?'' Erickson said.
He also blamed Kennedy for the death of his ex-wife Mary Richardson, who committed suicide in 2012 after they separated from Kennedy in 2010, and Olivia Nuzzi, with whom Kennedy was revealed to have had an inappropriate relationship. He also mentioned the reporter scandal.
Kennedy is just one of President Trump's new cabinet nominees facing skepticism and concern, but it's unclear whether that opposition will extend to Senate Republicans, who can move forward with nominations without Democratic support.
Most of the resistance to Kennedy's nomination has come from the left, out of concern over his anti-vaccine stance and controversial public health views, but there has been opposition to Kennedy from the right, in part because of his beliefs on abortion. Erickson is not the first high-profile figure to do so. .
Former Vice President Mike Pence said in a statement last week from his conservative nonprofit group Advancing American Freedom that Kennedy's nomination was “an abrupt departure from my administration's pro-life track record. “This is deeply concerning to the millions of pro-life Americans who have supported us.” With the Republican Party and our candidates for decades. ”
President Kennedy has been inconsistent in his stance on abortion. When Kennedy began his presidential campaign as a Democrat,supported the banShe considered abortion during the first trimester, but backed out soon afterward. He also indicated he opposes banning abortions before the fetus is viable, usually around 24 weeks of pregnancy.
Kennedy said on his campaign website that he is “a staunch supporter of the principles laid out in Roe v. Wade 50 years ago” and that “the court will not overturn Dobbs v. Jackson and restore abortion rights. If so, I will support legislation that restores abortion rights.” accomplishes the same thing. ”
The Hill has reached out to Trump's transition team for comment.
