Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday said assessing health guidance is similar to researching baby strollers as a new mom, urging Americans to “be skeptical of authority” while serving in a top Cabinet position.
CNN’s Kaitlan Collins asked Kennedy if he stood by his earlier comment that people should not be taking medical advice from him, even though his job involves communicating health guidance and recommendations based on his department’s expertise.
“Yeah, absolutely,” Kennedy said. “I’m somebody who is not a physician... and they should also be skeptical about any medical advice. They need to do their own research.”
Kennedy added that when “you’re a mom, you do your own research on your baby carriage, on your baby bottles, on your baby formula,” suggesting a similar approach should be taken when assessing medical advice.
When Collins pointed out that most mothers do not have medical degrees and would rather rely on their physicians, Kennedy claimed that health experts in a democracy “are subject to all kinds of biases.”
