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WATCH: Health Secretary RFK Jr. says he doesn't think people should take medical advice from him

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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he doesn't think people should be taking medical advice from him.

Kennedy 's comments came during a hearing before the House Appropriations Committee on the Trump administration’s budget request for 2026 .

For nearly a decade , he led an anti-vaccine advocacy group, Children's Health Defense .

Kennedy is a former environmental lawyer and not a doctor.

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