RFK Jr.'s Interrupted by Lighting Failure As He Gives Controversial Vaccine Comments

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s speech at a Children’s Health Defense conference in Washington, D.C., on Thursday was repeatedly interrupted by a malfunctioning desk lamp. After asking offstage help to turn the lights on, Kennedy received a temporary reading light, which then flickered and fell over during his remarks. He joked that he couldn’t read his written speech and asked for the light “just in case” he ran out of things to say. Between disruptions, Kennedy veered into controversial claims, saying his department was looking at “chemtrails” and repeating a long-debunked assertion linking vaccines to autism, which he said the administration was not removing vaccines but “asking questions.” He also made remarks about the White House being a “strong and steadfast friend” to his audience.