(29 Jan 2025)
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Washington, DC – 29 January 2025
1. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. Michael Bennet, (D) Colorado:
"Did you say that COVID 19 was a genetically engineered bioweapon that targets Black and white people, but spared Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese people?"
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3. SOUNDBITE (English) Robert Kennedy Jr, HHS Nominee:
"I didn’t say it was deliberately targeted. I just … I just quoted an NIH funded and NIH published study."
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. Michael Bennet, (D) Colorado:
"Did you say that it targets Black and white people but spared Ashkenazi Jews?"
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Robert Kennedy Jr, HHS Nominee:
"I quoted a study or I quoted an NIH study that showed that…
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. Michael Bennet, (D) Colorado:
"I take that as a yes. I have to move on. Did you say that Lyme disease is a … is highly likely a materially engineered bioweapon? I made sure I put in the highly likely. Did you say Lyme disease is a highly likely militarily engineered bioweapon?"
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Robert Kennedy Jr, HHS Nominee:
"I probably did say that."
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. Michael Bennet, (D) Colorado:
"Did you say that … Okay, I want all of our colleagues to hear it Mr. Kennedy. I want them to hear it. You said yes. Did you say that exposure to pesticides causes children to become transgender?"
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Robert Kennedy Jr, HHS Nominee:
"No, I never said that."
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. Michael Bennet, (D) Colorado:
"Okay. I have the record that I’ll give to the chairman and he can make his judgment about what you said."
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11. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. Michael Bennet, (D) Colorado:
"Did you say on a podcast and I quote, I wouldn’t leave it abortion to the States? My belief is we should leave it to the woman. We shouldn’t have the government involved. Even if it’s full term. Did you say that Mr. Kennedy?"
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Robert Kennedy Jr, HHS Nominee:
"Senator, I believe every abortion is a tragedy."
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. Michael Bennet, (D) Colorado:
"Did you say it Mr. Kennedy? This matters. This is a job where it is life and death. For the kids that I used to work for in the Denver public schools and for families all over this country that are suffering from living in the richest country in the world that can’t deliver basic health care and basic mental health care to them. It’s too important for the games that you’re playing, Mr. Kennedy. "
STORYLINE:
Reading from podcast transcripts and his own writings, Colorado Democratic Senator Michael Bennet asked Kennedy about his prior statement that COVID-19 was engineered to target white and Black people while sparing Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese people.
Kennedy responded that he was citing federal research.
Bennet also asked Kennedy about a claim that Lyme disease is “likely a militarily engineered bioweapon.”
“I probably did say that,” Kennedy responded.
“This is a job where it is life and death for the kids that I used to work in Denver public schools and for families all over this country that are suffering,” Bennet said.
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