President-elect Donald Trump appeared to temper Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s long-standing controversial views on vaccines Monday, as Kennedy begins meetings with senators ahead of the Senate confirmation process for his nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
Speaking during a press conference at Mar-a-Lago in Florida, Trump defended the polio vaccine, but he didn’t go so far as to support vaccine mandates in schools.
“I’m a big believer in it, and I think everything should be looked at, but I’m a big believer in the polio vaccine,” he said.
