Robert F. Kennedy Jr. came out swinging at Vermont senator Bernie Sanders for his deep-pocketed ties to Big Pharma during the second day of confirmation hearings for the new head of Health and Human Services (HHS).
RFK Jr. wasted no time in pointing out the blatant corruption in Washington, and he wasn’t about to let Sanders off the hook.
“By the way, Bernie, the problem of corruption is not just in the federal agencies—it’s in Congress too,” Kennedy said.
“Almost all the members of this panel, including yourself, are accepting millions of dollars from the pharmaceutical industry and protecting their interests,” Kennedy challenged the socialist senator, drawing applause from the audience.
Sanders, visibly flustered, tried to wriggle out of the accusation.
“Oh no, no, no… No, no, no,” he blurted out, attempting to cut off Kennedy. “I ran for president like you. I got millions and millions of contributions. They did not come from the executives. Not one nickel of PAC money from the pharmaceutical industry. They came from workers.”
Kennedy wasn’t buying the excuse. “In 2020, you were the single largest recipient of pharmaceutical dollars,” he shot back
The Vermont senator, caught red-handed, tried to downplay the revelation. “Workers from all over this country—workers with a skill—gave to my campaign,” he insisted. “Not a nickel from corporate money.”
But Kennedy refused to let him off the hook. “Bernie, you were the single largest acceptor of pharmaceutical dollars. $1.5 million.”
Sanders, now scrambling, weakly replied, “Yeah, out of $200 million.”
According to OpenSecrets, a nonprofit organization that tracks campaign finance data, Sanders received the most direct funding from Pharma lobbyists in the Senate in 2020.
Sanders was also the second-largest recipient of pharmaceutical or health product donations in 2016, receiving over $439,000.
The socialist senator has made a career out of duping his supporters into believing he’s a principled fighter for the people, while behind the scenes, he plays the same old Washington game—raking in cash and protecting the establishment.
RFK Jr. just ripped the mask off, and Bernie’s socialist charade is crumbling faster than his credibility.
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