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RFK Jr. Busted Squandering Millions on Diva Security Demands
The Daily Beast • • nation
Key Points:
- The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) plans to spend $17 million on security for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. by October 2026, an increase from $10 million the previous year, funded by cuts to the Office of Minority Health’s $12 million budget.
- The Office of Minority Health, established in 1986 to address racial health disparities, supports research and policies aimed at eliminating health inequalities affecting minority communities in the U.S.
- Kennedy, from a wealthy white family estimated at $1.7 billion in 2026, receives heightened security due to threats following a failed attack last year, with historical context given his father and uncle were assassinated in the 1960s.
- HHS attributes the budget cuts to new departmental priorities focusing on reproductive health issues such as infertility, low sperm count, and erectile dysfunction, impacting funding to educational institutions and nonprofits.
