RFK Jr. grilled by Congress over dismantling public health policy and hanging out with Kid Rock

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsRFK Jr. grilled by Congress over dismantling public health policy and hanging out with Kid RockDemocrats and even one Republican with an autistic son criticize Robert Kennedy’s messaging around vaccination and public health misinformationEric Garcia Thursday 16 April 2026 20:29 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":"b2959267","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/rfk-jr-democrats-congressional-hearing-b2959267.html","title":"RFK Jr. grilled over dismantling public health policy in defiant hearing"}}CloseRep. blasts RFK for anti-vaxx messaging while 'hanging out shirtless in a hot tub with Kid Rock'Sign 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":"...