RFK Jr facing calls to be ‘fired immediately’ over rising measles cases across the US

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsRFK Jr facing calls to be ‘fired immediately’ over rising measles cases across the USOne prominent Democrat branded HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr as ‘dangerous to the American public’Owen Scott Tuesday 28 April 2026 10:04 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":"b2966204","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/robert-kennedy-measles-outbreak-vaccine-b2966204.html","title":"RFK Jr facing calls to be ‘fired immediately’ over rising measles cases across the US"}}CloseHealth Secretary RFK Jr says Texas measles outbreak is not unusualSign 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}Health secr...