Summary

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. accused Bernie Sanders of taking millions from Big Pharma during a heated exchange, but Sanders refuted the claim, stating his donations came from workers, not corporate PACs.

Kennedy repeatedly insisted Sanders was the top recipient of pharmaceutical money in 2020, but financial data shows no corporate PAC contributions to Sanders.

Meanwhile, Kennedy has profited from anti-vaccine activism, earning millions from lawsuits and speaking fees.

The debate ended without Kennedy answering whether he would guarantee health care for all as HHS secretary.

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    13 hours ago

    Honestly out of the things he’s said I don’t even care about this. Other than the eating roadkill part this is the kind of shit me and my friends got up to when we were younger.

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      1 hour ago

      I doubt you were up to the kind of shit JFK was up to unless you spend your youth on a carcass pit feeding your pet hawk and had your own gang. Behind the Bastards had an episode on RFK Jr and it’s wild.

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      3 hours ago

      Just casually driving by myself on a tuesday oh look a bear carcass. Better put that in my vehicle for later. To eat.

      3 days later… fuck thats right theres a rotting bear in my car. Better get rid of it in a funny way im going to be making health decisions for the entire country soon

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      10 hours ago

      Sure it’s just kids being kids. He was only 61 years old at the time.

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      9 hours ago

      yea honestly? it’s funny as fuck, legendary prank. Oh no a dead bear in central park oh noooooo

      Hear me out: what actually troubles me is his opinions about vaccines. Strange take, I know.