RFK Jr. at Weaponization Panel Hearing Decries the ‘Beginning of Totalitarianism’ as Democrats Lampoon Scion’s Past Statements

Kennedy testified, alongside an editor with Breitbart News, about government efforts to suppress free speech about Covid and Hunter Biden’s laptop.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies on Capitol Hill on July 20, 2023. AP/Patrick Semansky

Amid Robert Kennedy Jr.’s ongoing campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, he has become a hero to some conservatives due in part to his claims the government is censoring dissenting voices who have contrarian beliefs. Democrats, though, are harshly criticizing him despite his lineage, lampooning his past statements and denigrating him as a “tool” of the GOP. 

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