Overview

• Lawrence O’Donnell devoted more than 16 minutes of The Last Word to a scathing on-air critique of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
• The monologue followed Kennedy’s appearance before the Senate Finance Committee, where Democrats and Republicans challenged him over anti-vaccine policies.
• O’Donnell called Kennedy “the most unqualified and incompetent” HHS secretary and accused him of lying about science.
• He asserted that Kennedy secured the Cabinet post because President Trump was captivated by the Kennedy name rather than relevant qualifications.
• Highlighting Kennedy’s phrase “When my uncle was president,” O’Donnell argued the secretary relies on family legacy and warned the country would pay the price.