{"id":2484236,"date":"2025-09-09T15:34:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T19:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tuberville-stands-behind-rfk-jr-despite-mounting-criticism\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T15:35:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T19:35:51","slug":"tuberville-stands-behind-rfk-jr-despite-mounting-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tuberville-stands-behind-rfk-jr-despite-mounting-criticism\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuberville stands behind RFK Jr despite mounting criticism"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftuberville-stands-behind-rfk-jr-despite-mounting-criticism%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2484236&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) strongly defended Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.Kennedy jr. following a contentious Senate Finance Committee hearing on September 4. During the hearing, Kennedy faced intense bipartisan scrutiny focused largely on his vaccine policies, including his proposal to scale back COVID-19 vaccine requirements to only those over 65 or with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-calls-travel-lid-for-wednesday-an-hour-after-bobulinski-interview-airs\/\" title=\"Biden Calls Travel Lid for Wednesday an Hour After Bobulinski Interview Airs\">pre-existing conditions<\/a>. Tuberville criticized the hearing as a &#8220;coordinated deep-state hit job,&#8221; accusing politicians of resisting challenges to the status quo. He praised Kennedy&#8217;s passion for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-calls-out-media-government-censorship-complex\/\" title=\".... Calls Out Media-Government Censorship Complex\">addressing chronic diseases<\/a> in the U.S., dubbing his &#8220;Make America Healthy Again&#8221; agenda as vital. Tuberville also disputed claims that kennedy&#8217;s department is banning vaccines, emphasizing that Kennedy is instead seeking to investigate long-term effects of medical treatments. This defense comes amid turmoil at the CDC with recent leadership changes and calls from some Democrats and former Trump officials for Kennedy&#8217;s removal. Tuberville, highlighting Alabama&#8217;s poor health rankings, expressed his support for Kennedy&#8217;s leadership, stating Kennedy is &#8220;exactly the kind of LEADER we need.&#8221; Senator Katie Britt (R-AL) has similarly reaffirmed support for Kennedy despite the backlash. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Tuberville stands behind RFK Jr. despite mounting criticism: &lsquo;Isn&rsquo;t scared of the SWAMP&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2225038\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tommy-tuberville\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tommy Tuberville<\/a> (R-AL) spoke in fervent defense of Health and Human Services Secretary<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/robert-f-kennedy-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a> on Tuesday morning, pushing back on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wake-up-with-the-washington-examiner-bidens-supreme-court-plan-defining-harris-and-the-fbis-cryptic-problem-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Wake up with the Washington Examiner: Biden\u2019s Supreme Court plan, defining Harris, and the FBI\u2019s cryptic problem - Washington Examiner\">bipartisan grilling<\/a> of Kennedy during his Thursday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Senate<\/a> hearing.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy sat before the Senate Finance committee for an over three-hour hearing on September 4, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >fielding hard-hitting questions<\/a> from Democrats and Republicans largely focused on his vaccine policies. Tuberville <a href=\"https:\/\/www.senate.gov\/legislative\/floor_activity_pail.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">called<\/a> Kennedy&rsquo;s three-hour September 4 Senate hearing &ldquo;a dogpile by politicians who are scared to death of questioning the status quo.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3799124\/white-house-stands-by-trump-tariffs-bls-jobs-data\/\">White House: Trump committed to tariffs despite massive overinflation of jobs data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3799313\/jamie-raskin-investigation-fhfa-director-bill-pulte\/\">Raskin launches investigation into FHFA Director Bill Pulte as he goes after Trump&#8217;s perceived enemies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3799011\/irs-aide-holly-paz-fired-after-review-of-her-targeting-conservative-organizations\/\">IRS aide Holly Paz fired after review of her targeting conservative organizations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Tuberville <a href=\"https:\/\/www.senate.gov\/legislative\/floor_activity_pail.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> the hearing was &ldquo;Washington at its worst&rdquo; and called the hearing &ldquo;a coordinated deep-state hit job.&rdquo; The Alabama senator stood before a poster of headlines discussing obesity and chronic disease as he touted Kennedy&rsquo;s &ldquo;Make America Healthy Again&rdquo; agenda.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve personally seen him come close to tears while talking about his passion for ending the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dnc-ramps-up-efforts-to-kill-rfk-jr-s-bid-with-billboards-in-michigan\/\" title=\"DNC intensifies campaign against .... in Michigan with billboards\">chronic disease epidemic<\/a> in this country. What&rsquo;s wrong with that?&rdquo; Tuberville asked the Senate floor on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy&rsquo;s Senate hearing came after a wave of turnover at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention following the firing of director Susan Monarez and the resignation of several other CDC officials. Since the CDC departures, a political spotlight has hovered over Kennedy and HHS, with several Democrats, Trump&rsquo;s former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3796289\/former-surgeon-general-urges-trump-to-fire-rfk-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Surgeon General<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3791173\/hhs-staffers-demand-rfk-jr-resignation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HHS staffers<\/a> calling for Kennedy&rsquo;s removal as HHS Secretary.<\/p>\n<p>Tuberville drew attention to Kennedy&rsquo;s views on vaccines on Tuesday, saying Democrats have spread misinformation on the Secretary&rsquo;s vaccine policies. Democrats and several Republicans, like Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), have questioned Kennedy&rsquo;s policies, including his recent effort to scale back requirements for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3784678\/fda-approve-covid-vaccines-restrictions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">COVID-19 vaccine<\/a> to those over age 65 or with pre-existing conditions.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Department of Health and Human Services is not, and I repeat, is not, banning vaccines. RFK is simply directing the Department to look into some of the potential long-term effects of anything that we are putting into our bodies. As far as I&rsquo;m concerned, that&rsquo;s a great thing. It&rsquo;s long overdue,&rdquo; Tuberville said.<\/p>\n<p>He posted a photo of himself with the HHS Secretary on X, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenTuberville\/status\/1965436722138992885\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">writing<\/a>, &ldquo;He isn&rsquo;t scared of the SWAMP and is exactly the kind of LEADER we need.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Tuberville has an athletic background, serving as head football coach for Auburn University, Ole Miss, and the University of Cincinnati <a href=\"https:\/\/www.senate.gov\/senators\/117thCongress\/tuberville-thomas.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">before<\/a> running for Senate. His home state of Alabama has consistently ranked among the least healthy states in America.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3793778\/vance-chastises-democrats-targeting-rfk-jr-full-of-s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VANCE CHASTISES DEMOCRATS TARGETING RFK JR.: &lsquo;FULL OF S***&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to a 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/advisor\/life-insurance\/states-ranked-least-healthy-populations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Forbes study<\/a>, Alabama ranked as the state with the 6th least healthy population. 13.3% of Alabama&rsquo;s population in 2024 had diabetes, while about 234 out of every 100,000 of the state&rsquo;s residents die of heart disease.<\/p>\n<p>Tuberville&rsquo;s Alabama Senate colleague, Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL), has also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alreporter.com\/2025\/09\/08\/sens-britt-tuberville-reaffirm-support-for-rfk-jr-despite-increasing-backlash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">backed Kennedy<\/a> since the hearing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tuberville defends RFK Jr., says he&#8217;s not scared of the swamp<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2484237,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25158540990674-Tuberville.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[7375,36160,50401,3723,6305],"class_list":["post-2484236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-criticism","tag-political-controversy","tag-rfk-jr-2","tag-support","tag-tuberville"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25158540990674-Tuberville.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2484236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2484236"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2484236\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2484240,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2484236\/revisions\/2484240"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2484237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2484236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2484236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2484236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}