There was a scary moment during a hearing on Wednesday when Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was testifying.
The camera is focused on him. Then, suddenly, you can hear someone yelling and see the officer in the back of the room moving quickly.
Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen among protesters removed from RFK Jr. hearing on HHS budget pic.twitter.com/ZxYnY7IFMt
— Howard Mortman (@HowardMortman) May 14, 2025
Can I say to start that I had to feel for RFK Jr. right at that point because any sudden actions around a Kennedy would give me pause, given the history of attacks on Kennedys. You can see how startled he is. I’m sure the Capitol Police had to be thinking about that, as well.
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Fortunately, it wasn’t an attack; it…
