RFK Jr’s testimony offers a ‘through the looking glass’ moment for Democratic senators

Confirmation hearing was a spectacle as Democrats tried to hold a mirror to nominee, only for him to step right through

Robert F Kennedy Jr's testimony was a through the looking glass" moment for some senators, as lawmakers questioned one of the nation's most influential vaccine critics for a job as the top US health official.

The hearing was a testament to how quickly Republicans have integrated Make America Healthy Again" rhetoric into their own, lauding Kennedy, who was called a predator" only hours earlier in a letter by his own cousin, as the correct man to head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).