Trump takes questions on TikTok, Hegseth, drones, vaccines, RFK Jr. and more

President-elect Donald Trump took questions on several subjects Monday at Mar-a-Lago, speaking about the drone sightings that have been reported in several states, the vaccine views of his pick for HHS secretary and more. CBS News political director Fin Gómez had analysis of the press conference afterward.

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Trump says he supports polio vaccine despite signs of RFK Jr’s opposition – live

President-elect says he believes his choice for health secretary will ‘be much less radical than you would think’ amid concern over his anti-vaccine views. Last week, the New York Times reported ...
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Trump says he plans to speak with RFK Jr. about potential end of vaccine programs

President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is expected to make the rounds on Capitol Hill this week as he seeks support from senators for ...
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McConnell Defends Polio Vaccine, an Apparent Warning to RFK Jr.

“Efforts to undermine public confidence in proven cures are not just uninformed — they’re dangerous,” said the Republican leader, who is a polio survivor.
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McConnell blasts ‘effort to undermine’ polio vaccine linked to RFK Jr.

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) on Friday blasted “specious disinformation that threatens the advance of lifesaving medical progress” after The New York Times reported that a lawyer ...
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RFK Jr key adviser petitioned regulators to revoke approval of polio vaccine

Aaron Siri is helping Trump’s health secretary pick to select top jobs despite long history of attacking vaccines. A key legal adviser to Robert Kennedy Jr , Donald Trump ’s pick for health ...
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RFK Jr to research unsupported link between vaccines and autism, Trump says

President-elect boosts discredited claims peddled by his health secretary pick Kennedy in NBC interview. Donald Trump has said Robert F Kennedy Jr , his nominee for health secretary, may ...
The Guardian - Dec. 9
Trump Suggests RFK Jr. Will Examine Debunked Link Between Vaccines and Autism

The president-elect has promoted the theory for more than a decade and said on Sunday that he was “open to anything” to address a nationwide rise in autism.
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Trump says RFK Jr. will investigate discredited link between vaccines and autism

During an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, President-elect Donald Trump suggests that Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his pick to run Health and Human Services, will investigate supposed links ...
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Trump says RFK Jr. will investigate the discredited link between vaccines and autism

Researchers attribute a rise in autism diagnoses to increased screening and changing definitions of the condition. Hundreds of studies have found childhood vaccines to be safe.
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Trump takes questions on TikTok, Hegseth, drones, vaccines, RFK Jr. and more

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Trump says he supports polio vaccine despite signs of RFK Jr’s opposition – live

Trump says he plans to speak with RFK Jr. about potential end of vaccine programs

McConnell Defends Polio Vaccine, an Apparent Warning to RFK Jr.

McConnell blasts ‘effort to undermine’ polio vaccine linked to RFK Jr.

RFK Jr key adviser petitioned regulators to revoke approval of polio vaccine

RFK Jr to research unsupported link between vaccines and autism, Trump says

Trump Suggests RFK Jr. Will Examine Debunked Link Between Vaccines and Autism

Trump says RFK Jr. will investigate discredited link between vaccines and autism

Trump says RFK Jr. will investigate the discredited link between vaccines and autism

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