RFK Jr will see his ‘head on a platter’ as Democrats target him when they take control of Congress

RFK Jr will see his ‘head on a platter’ as Democrats target him when they take control of Congress Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr emerging as likely target of opposition investigations following midterms triumph - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments Become an Independent member to bookmark this article Already a member? Log in Democrats are already planning how best to use their new majority in Congress to hold the Trump administration to account following Tuesday’s resounding midterms wins, with many reportedly keen to go after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. Kennedy has long been the target of liberal concern over his record of spreading misinformation about vaccines, encouraging distrust in public health institutions and indulging in quack science. “We’re going to see RFK Jr’s head on a platter,” Erik Polyak, executive director of the Democratic PAC 314 Action, told Politico in the wake of Tuesday’s landslide. Maryland Democratic Sen. Angela Alsobrooks likewise called for the secretary’s removal Wednesday as soon as the extent of her party’s electoral triumph was becoming clear. “The time is now,” she posted on X. “RFK Jr must resign or be fired. End of discussion.” The midterms disaster for Republicans that President Donald Trump presided over brings fresh scrutiny to the relationship between his own MAGA movement and Kennedy’s MAHA alliance, which was always a marriage of political convenience and has already shown signs of breaking apart. The secretary’s base were infuriated earlier this year when Trump signed an executive order encouraging the production of glyphosate, the weedkiller used in Roundup that some believe causes cancer. It was also incensed by the confirmation of Erica Schwartz as director of the CDC given her opposing views on vaccines. Speaking on a call with the MAHA faithful Wednesday, Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo said of Kennedy, “The honeymoon period came to an end some time ago,” according to Politico. Ladapo added that the “partial fracture that we’ve seen between MAHA and MAGA in some ways may be a good thing because it’s important that MAHA not be a partisan issue.” Some Democrats, including Michigan senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed and New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have expressed interest in winning MAHA members over to their side on precisely that understanding. Meanwhile, Tuesday’s results made particularly stark reading for Kennedy and MAHA because they deprived the secretary of numerous potential allies on Capitol Hill. Among the GOP casualties were Iowa gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn, Senate candidate Ashley Hinson and representatives Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Zach Nunn, all of whom Kennedy and his movement had backed. The secretary also lost an ally in Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall and a potential ally in Texas Senate loser Ken Paxton while gaining a new enemy in South Carolina senator-elect Dr Annie Andrews, a pediatrician who regularly criticized his record on vaccines during her campaign and has said she backs his impeachment. Overall, MAHA-aligned groups endorsed 97 candidates across federal and state races at the midterms and lost 64 and counting. With the likelihood of of Kennedy being persecuted by the Democrats growing, it has been suggested he might simply resign to sidestep it, a prospect his ally Robert Malone told Politico was unlikely because his “personal position is that he is not a quitter and will stick it out.” Emily Hilliard, senior press secretary at HHS, simarily said the secretary would “continue delivering President Trump’s Make America Healthy Again agenda and advancing historic policies that put the health of the American people first.” Join our commenting forum Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies Comments