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Exchange of the Day
September 4, 2025 at 3:52 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 76 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2025/09/04/exchange-of-the-day-361/
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) questioned Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. at a hearing:
CASSIDY: Do you agree with me that President Trump deserves a Nobel Prize for Operation Warp Speed?
KENNEDY: Absolutely.
CASSIDY: But you just told Sen. Bennet that the Covid vaccine killed more people than Covid.
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twodogsbarking
(15,522 posts)1. Where I grew up they would say he is talking out both sides of his ass.
ancianita
(41,630 posts)3. They both were. Cassidy, a doctor, voted for RFK Jr. AND luvs the felon. In this hearing the reason
he's respected by red senators there is that he's a doctor.
His donor data from Open Secrets is worth a look. When linking to the site page, look over the donors & amounts, then click "Help! The numbers don't add up!"
https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/bill-cassidy/summary?cid=N00030245
YouTube comments are 100% negative about both of them.
twodogsbarking
(15,522 posts)4. So all four sides of their asses.
3catwoman3
(27,625 posts)2. Oopsie!
That's actually pretty good.