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Live: Fact-checking Trump Cabinet confirmation hearings for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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RFK Jr speaks at podium, announcing presidential run
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at an event where he announced his run for president on April 19, 2023, at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel. (AP)
Madison Czopek
By Madison Czopek
January 29, 2025
Samantha Putterman
By Samantha Putterman
January 29, 2025

PolitiFact is live fact-checking U.S. Senate hearings for President Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s pick to run the Department of Health and Human Services, met with members of the Senate Finance Committee on Jan. 29. 

Hearings for Kennedy, FBI director nominee Kash Patel and former U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick for national intelligence director, are scheduled for Jan. 30.


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