RFK Jr. Blamed by HHS Staff for Misinformation That Sparked CDC Attack

A group of current and former staff members at the US Department of Health and Human Services are publicly blaming Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for spreading misinformation that led to a deadly shooting at the nation’s leading public health agency earlier this month.

Kennedy’s words and actions “contributed to the harassment and violence” experienced by US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff and directly led to the Aug. 8 attack on the agency, according to a letter signed by more than 750 employees and sent to the secretary and members of Congress on Wednesday. He was “complicit in dismantling America’s public health infrastructure and endangering the nation’s health by repeatedly spreading inaccurate health information,” it read.