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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr.<\/a> found himself in a shouting match with a congresswoman after she questioned him about previous comments he made about Black children during a budget hearing Thursday.<\/p>\n

Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Ala., confronted Kennedy about remarks he made during a 2024 podcast interview alleging that all Black children are overmedicated and need to be “re-parented.”<\/p>\n

“Mr. Secretary, you\u2019ve all ready admitted that you are not a board-certified physician and you\u2019ve a ready admitted you did not go to medical school. Have you ever re-parented or parented, I should say, a Black child?” Sewell asked Kennedy.<\/p>\n

RFK JR LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION INTO SCHOOL FOR ALLEGED VACCINATION OF CHILD WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

At the time of the podcast, Kennedy was a candidate in the 2024 presidential election. Throughout the interview, he explored various campaign promises, including a plan to fight the drug epidemic by creating “rehabilitation facilities” in rural areas. The facilities would mirror “wellness farms” he encountered during his time in the Peace Corps.<\/p>\n

“Rehabilitation facilities that I\u2019m going to start in rural areas all over the country \u2014 where any American can go for free, anyone who is dependent on drugs, either legal drugs or illegal drugs \u2026 Psychiatric drugs \u2014 which every Black kid is now just standardly put on Adderall, SSRIs, Benzos, which are known to induce violence,” Kennedy said on the Earn Your Leisure podcast.<\/p>\n

“And those kids are going to have a chance to go somewhere and get re-parented \u2014 to live in a community where there\u2019ll be no cellphones, no screens. You\u2019ll actually have to talk to people.”<\/p>\n

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For several minutes, the pair bickered back and forth over whether Kennedy made those remarks. Standing behind Sewell, an aide held a poster board displaying Kennedy’s remarks.<\/p>\n

Kennedy said he didn’t know what the phrase “re-parented” meant and denied ever saying it.<\/p>\n

“You absolutely said it,” Sewell said.<\/p>\n

But Kennedy refused to answer Sewell’s question about whether he had ever reparented or parented a Black child. He accused Sewell of “making up” those remarks.<\/p>\n

“I am absolutely not making this up. Mr. Secretary, in your opinion, what factors should the federal government consider when re-parenting a Black child who has been on ADHD or ADD<\/a> [medication]? That\u2019s rhetorical, sir,” Sewell said.<\/p>\n

An HHS spokesperson told Fox News Digital that Kennedy’s comments on the podcast were taken “out of context.”<\/p>\n

“Prior to his time as Secretary, he described these communities as spaces where individuals, particularly young people facing alienation, mental health challenges, and rising rates of despair could undergo a form of ‘re-parenting.’ In psychotherapy terms, reparenting involves developing the emotional regulation, discipline, boundaries, and self-worth that may not have been established in childhood, through consistent care, accountability, and supportive relationships,” HHS said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/shouting-match-erupts-rfk-jr-dem-lawmaker-comments-black-children <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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