Washington, D.C. – Last night, Protect Our Care projected images onto the Republican National Committee in D.C., calling out Donald Trump and Republicans for enabling RFK Jr.’s assault on our nation’s health care system. This comes as former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez is set to testify in front of the Senate HELP committee today after being fired for refusing to rubber-stamp RFK Jr’s anti-science agenda. Recent polling has shown people across the country, of every walk of life and political belief, overwhelmingly reject Donald Trump and RFK Jr.’s war on health care.
In RFK Jr.’s six months as Secretary of Health and Human Services, he has dismantled the CDC, gutted Medicare, Medicaid, the ACA, and medical research, restricted vaccine access, and spread lies about autism and disease treatment. Meanwhile, the Trump administration’s catastrophic health care cuts are taking effect, ripping away coverage and hiking costs for millions of Americans. Together, RFK Jr. and Donald Trump have created a public health crisis that will only worsen as they continue to slash health care.
“We warned Donald Trump and Republicans six months ago what would happen if they put RFK Jr. in charge of our nation’s public health, and guess what?” said Protect Our Care President Brad Woodhouse. “Every one of our worst nightmares has come true. Millions of Americans’ lives are at risk because our country’s health care is being run by a conspiracy theorist grifter who cares more about furthering his own agenda than protecting children and seniors. The American people reject Trump, RFK Jr., and Republicans’ war on health care. It’s time to end this dangerous experiment before more lives are lost.”