Overview
- On the Oct. 14 broadcast, Sunny Hostin told Cheryl Hines that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is the “least qualified” HHS secretary in history and called that “very dangerous.”
- Hines countered by highlighting Kennedy’s environmental litigation against companies such as Monsanto, DuPont and Exxon, and asked why he would be less qualified than an economist who previously led HHS.
- She said she supports vaccines but urged making them safer and cited payouts from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program as evidence that concerns deserve attention.
- Tensions rose as Hostin referenced Kennedy’s past assertions linking circumcision and Tylenol use in pregnancy to autism, Hines replied “May I finish?,” and Whoopi Goldberg stressed that Kennedy is not a doctor.
- Hines described Kennedy’s endorsement of President Trump and subsequent Cabinet role as a difficult shift, the panel invited Kennedy to appear on the show, and a representative later said Hines was not annoyed by the segment.