RFK Jr blames migrants for measles and other diseases in the US: ‘It has nothing to do with me’

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsRFK Jr blames migrants for measles and other diseases in the US: ‘It has nothing to do with me’Trump’s Health Secretary dismissed any blame during hearing of House Energy and Commerce CommitteeMike Bedigan in New York Wednesday 22 April 2026 18:20 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2962920","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/rfk-jr-measles-immigrants-b2962920.html","title":"RFK Jr blames migrants for measles and other diseases in the US"}}CloseArnold Schwarzenegger gets Covid vaccineSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Robert F Kennedy Jr has dismissed any suggestion tha...