The Vaccination Vote That May Have Condemned Bill Cassidy's Career The Louisiana senator's decision to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
as health secretary last year has come back to haunt him in his Republican primary election, but it also highlights a deeper issue: how far will politicians go to appease the Trump wing of their party?
Cassidy initially expressed reservations about confirming Kennedy due to his public questioning of vaccine safety, but he ultimately justified his vote by saying that Kennedy could help restore faith in the medical establishment.