MSNBC’s Zadrozny: RFK Jr. Has ‘Demolished’ Public Health ‘Swiftly’ and ‘So Well’

MOHYELDIN Our Brandy Zadrozny ░░░░░░░░ visited Seminole Texas to ░░░░░░░░ how measles is tearing ░░░░░░░░ remote west Texas She ░░░░░░░░ As founder chairman and ░░░░░░░░ counsel of the nonprofit ░░░░░░░░ s Health Defense Kennedy ░░░░░░░░ spent two decades building ░░░░░░░░ modern anti vaccine movement ░░░░░░░░ as health secretary he ░░░░░░░░ downplaying the dangers of ░░░░░░░░ spreading falsehoods about the ░░░░░░░░ of vaccines and urging ░░░░░░░░ to do your own ░░░░░░░░ Brandy and Molly are ░░░░░░░░ back with us So ░░░░░░░░ the dots for us ░░░░░░░░ mean help us make ░░░░░░░░ of the through line ░░░░░░░░ the MAGA base Trump ░░░░░░░░ and where we are ░░░░░░░░ now with this measles ░░░░░░░░ ZADROZNY Kennedy gave something ░░░░░░░░ Trump that I think ░░░░░░░░ s arguable that he ░░░░░░░░ not have won the ░░░░░░░░ had Kennedy not given ░░░░░░░░ that and it was ░░░░░░░░ MAHA group it s ░░░░░░░░ Make America Healthy Again ░░░░░░░░ of people that really ░░░░░░░░ with anti vaxxers When ░░░░░░░░ said I m going ░░░░░░░░ run for president in ░░░░░░░░ I believe it was ░░░░░░░░ pretty small crowd and ░░░░░░░░ knew everybody in that ░░░░░░░░ because they all worked ░░░░░░░░ his organization Children s ░░░░░░░░ Defense But it slowly ░░░░░░░░ He really did get ░░░░░░░░ as he campaigned on ░░░░░░░░ idea that like we ░░░░░░░░ getting it was anti ░░░░░░░░ We re all getting ░░░░░░░░ The medical establishment stinks ░░░░░░░░ cetera MOHYELDIN He said ░░░░░░░░ food industry stinks ZADROZNY ░░░░░░░░ cetera Stuff that like ░░░░░░░░ a very liberal idea ░░░░░░░░ So he brought his ░░░░░░░░ vaxxers and then he ░░░░░░░░ this new coalition of ░░░░░░░░ people coming out of ░░░░░░░░ coming out of the ░░░░░░░░ who were Republicans who ░░░░░░░░ also dissatisfied with the ░░░░░░░░ quo in terms of ░░░░░░░░ health And that coalition ░░░░░░░░ been really really helpful ░░░░░░░░ him And because he ░░░░░░░░ giving Trump this group ░░░░░░░░ this bloc his base ░░░░░░░░ got this great appointment ░░░░░░░░ health secretary I could ░░░░░░░░ believe that he got ░░░░░░░░ health secretary appointment but ░░░░░░░░ did And he has ░░░░░░░░ the last several months ░░░░░░░░ secretary demolishing public health ░░░░░░░░ a way that I ░░░░░░░░ didn t expect he ░░░░░░░░ be able to do ░░░░░░░░ swiftly and so well ░░░░░░░░ so now we re ░░░░░░░░ this moment where we ░░░░░░░░ the worst measles outbreak ░░░░░░░░ 1993 We are learning ░░░░░░░░ from this measles outbreak ░░░░░░░░ we have in the ░░░░░░░░ There is a crumbled ░░░░░░░░ health institution that s ░░░░░░░░ to do anything about ░░░░░░░░ And there is vaccine ░░░░░░░░ that is so great ░░░░░░░░ we have continued pockets ░░░░░░░░ hesitancy all over the ░░░░░░░░ So the next outbreak ░░░░░░░░ happen wherever And things ░░░░░░░░ just really, really terrible.”