Kennedy Struggles To Account For His Promise On Vaccine Access

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 5 September 2025

⏱️ 80 minutes

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From shouting matches to RFK Jr. lying to senators, a look at key moments from today’s Capitol Hill hearing. Plus, a look at The Smithsonian exhibits that the White House has says they have issues with. Also, sources tell CNN Trump’s DOJ is weighing banning transgender Americans from owning guns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:16.1	Talk about a heated hearing.
0:18.1	The lead starts right now.
0:22.1	You have aided question. The lead starts right now. You're of a question.
0:24.4	No, I'm asking the questions here.
0:26.2	You're evading that question. I'm asking the questions.
0:28.9	Oh, I have your question. I'm asking the questions for Mr. Kennedy on behalf of parents and schools.
0:36.4	From shouting matches to RFK Jr. lying to the senators, key moments from today's hearing
0:43.1	and the fallout already impacting the American public. Plus, the lead at the Smithsonian,
0:49.8	we went on a field trip. We're going to show you some of the exact exhibits that the White
0:53.5	House says they have issues
0:54.5	with.
0:55.5	You might be surprised at what is actually there.
0:58.3	And what could be an escalation against transgender Americans, what sources are telling
1:03.8	CNN about Trump's Justice Department weighing whether they should try to ban transgender
1:09.8	Americans from owning guns.
1:17.1	Welcome to the lead. I'm Jake Tapper, and we're going to start with our health lead.
1:20.7	Health and Human Services Secretary Robert of Kennedy Jr. took something of a bipartisan beating at a Senate hearing today.
1:26.8	Democrats called him a charlatan
1:28.4	an ignorant, a Trump loyalist Republican. Also a physician said he was, quote, deeply concerned
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