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Comedian Bill Maher labels RFK Jr ‘nutty’ over CDC dismissals

Bill Maher says 'nutty' RFK Jr has ‘got to go’
  • Bill Maher has publicly expressed his disappointment with Robert F Kennedy Jr, saying that the "nutty" health secretary "has got to go."
  • Speaking on his show Real Time with Bill Maher on Friday, the comedian noted it was painful to critique Kennedy, despite having previously praised his public health positions.
  • Maher described Kennedy as someone who "just does not listen" and likened him to a pendulum that "never stops in the middle."
  • A key point of Maher's criticism was Kennedy's decision to dismiss senior staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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