Republican senator defends RFK Jr. from Democratic, GOP criticism on vaccines

Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) on Sunday defended Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. days after senators from both parties offered pointed questions about a vaccine policy-related shake-up at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Marshall told host Margaret Brennan of CBS’s “Face the Nation” that Kennedy was chosen to be a “disruptor to the CDC,“ and that is exactly what he is doing.

“Right now, Americans don't trust the CDC, so he is literally turning that place upside down,” Marshall said. "I respect what my colleagues are saying, but I think that, you know, this whole issue........

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