DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Panelists on ABC’s “This Week” erupted Sunday after former Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus defended Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s attempt to “balance the benefits” of COVID-19 vaccines against their “admitted risks.”

Tensions flared Thursday during a Senate Finance Committee hearing as Democrats hammered Kennedy for criticizing agencies like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and for questioning vaccine recommendations for children. With former Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie arguing Kennedy doesn’t belong in his role, ABC’s George Stephanopoulos chimed in, saying President Donald Trump “wants to brag about Operation Warp Speed” while “promoting a vaccine skeptic.”

“Well, on one hand, for sure, Operation Warp Speed was a marvel,” Priebus responded. “I think the president deserves a lot of credit for it. But he also had no time to think. They had to move forward at a record pace, and they did it. But where I disagree with Chris is I watched all three and a half hours of that hearing. I saw somebody different. I saw a decent, humble, caring guy. I think he’s trying to do the right thing.”

Christie fired back at Priebus, questioning his description of the HHS secretary as........

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