Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pushing back hard against a New York Times report that portrayed him as detached from his responsibilities, arguing that the newspaper built its case almost entirely on the testimony of former staff members who no longer work under his leadership.
The clash erupted after a New York Times article suggested Kennedy had shown little involvement in managing the Department of Health and Human Services during a period when public health officials remain focused on emerging disease threats abroad.
But Kennedy says the story was never an objective examination of his performance.
Instead, he argues it was crafted to support a predetermined narrative.
Taking to social media, Kennedy accused the paper of relying on disgruntled former employees who either lost their jobs or left before facing termination.
“In order to prove your preconceived case for my disengagement, you quote anonymous employees, some of whom I fired or who quit to avoid being fired,” Kennedy fired back on X Wednesday.
The accusation immediately raised questions about the credibility of the article’s sourcing.
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