RFK Jr. vs. Dana Bash
A CNN interview turns into a heated debate over public health, vaccines and constitutional rights.
12 left2 center14 right
Updated Aug 2, 9:08pm ETEvery side, every morning
A free recap of the day’s biggest stories and how each side covered them.
The reporting
Former White House COVID-19 response coordinator Ashish Jha rebutted HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s CNN interview claims, challenging his statements about Fauci, pandemic measures, vaccines and scientific research. In the State of the Union interview, Kennedy accused Fauci of “lying about everything,” blamed lockdowns and public-health officials for pandemic harms, and said constitutional rights should outweigh public-health directives. Kennedy also said Trump wants HHS to investigate any link between vaccines and autism and said an answer on autism causes is coming. He urged measles vaccination amid a 35-year high in U.S. cases.
Analysis & opinion
On-air meltdownMostly Left
RFK Jr. lost his composure when Dana Bash pressed him on pandemic preparedness, Fauci, Trump, and vaccines. Instead of answering with facts, he lashed out, berated or condescended to Bash, and turned the interview into an angry spectacle.
CNN COVID takedownMostly Right
RFK Jr. was right to confront Dana Bash and CNN over their pandemic-era conduct. CNN promoted COVID fear, defended Fauci-era falsehoods, and helped marginalize dissenting voices, and RFK Jr. exposed that record on air.
Also today
All of today's stories →- 1Siberia Plague Lab Worker DiesBalancedBalanced74articles
- 2Balanced51articles
- 3Balanced40articles
- 4Karoline Leavitt Joins FoxBalancedBalanced29articles
- 5Cornell Building VandalizedBalancedBalanced28articles
- 6Caleb Flynn Gets Life SentenceBalancedBalanced24articles