Pence Group Tries New Attack Line Against Kennedy: He’s An Anti-Vax Nutbag, Pro-Weed, Ex-Heroin Addict

Politico reports:

Senators should reject Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to lead the government’s health agencies because he’s an anti-vax conspiracy theorist, former heroin addict, supporter of marijuana and psychedelic drug legalization, and backer of abortion rights, a conservative group is arguing.

Advancing American Freedom, the advocacy group founded by Mike Pence, is throwing everything at the wall in a bid to convince Republican senators to stop Kennedy, a longtime Democrat whom President Donald Trump has chosen to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

The letter comes after a similar plea from the group to senators last week, which focused on Kennedy’s history of backing abortion rights.

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