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Leftist Dark Money Group Opposes RFK Jr. For HHS Secretary After Supporting Presidential Run
The Federalist ^ | January 22, 2025 | Tristan Justice

Posted on 01/22/2025 6:55:20 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum

A left-wing dark money group is bankrolling a “war room” to oppose environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation for Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary. The same organization supported his presidential campaign.

Last week, Axios reported that the Sixteen Thirty Fund, which is allowed to receive unlimited contributions from anonymous donors, “plays both sides on RFK Jr.”

“During the campaign, a super PAC it funded, Retire Career Politicians, tried to boost RFK, with ads claiming he ‘isn’t afraid to tell the truth about vaccines,’” Axios reported. “More recently, the Sixteen Thirty Fund is accepting donations on behalf of a new ‘Stop RFK War Room’ effort, run by Protect Our Care, a liberal group that’s running ads accusing RFK of spreading ‘deadly lies about vaccines.’”

According to Axios, the new group may spend seven figures on the operation, which features negative digital ads meant to thwart Kennedy’s nomination to run the nearly $2 trillion agency.

Kennedy’s hearings before the Senate Health Committee and the Senate Finance Committee have not yet been scheduled, which Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., who serves on both panels, blamed on a paperwork delay. Senate Republican Finance Chairman Mike Crapo, a Republican from Idaho, recently said a hearing was unlikely before the end of the month.

Axios reported that the Sixteen Thirty Fund gave “some $2 million to Retire Career Politicians,” which spent “most of its $18 million on trying to defeat Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.).”

“But the super PAC also spent some $400,000 on behalf of RFK,” the Axios report read. “Some of that money was spent after RFK dropped out of the race and endorsed Trump.”

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bigpharma; darkmoney; hhs; rfkjr

1 posted on 01/22/2025 6:55:20 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I smell George Soros.


2 posted on 01/22/2025 6:56:06 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████ ████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

bttt


3 posted on 01/22/2025 7:00:44 PM PST by linMcHlp
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

And I would also suspect big pharma sees him as a mortal enemy and is pouring money in.


4 posted on 01/22/2025 7:00:45 PM PST by DesertRhino (2016 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2025... RETURN OF THE JEDI...)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

They supported him to take votes away from Trump, but now that he’s in they want to oppose him.


5 posted on 01/22/2025 7:02:51 PM PST by coloradan (They're not the mainstream media, they're the gaslight media. It's what they do. )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Funny thing is that RFK Jr is a liberal. He’s just not a statist.


6 posted on 01/22/2025 7:04:36 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: coloradan

“They supported him to take votes away from Trump, but now that he’s in they want to oppose him.”

^^^^^ This.


7 posted on 01/22/2025 7:05:11 PM PST by Parley Baer
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

>> I smell George Soros.

lol — that sounds horrible


8 posted on 01/22/2025 7:17:39 PM PST by Gene Eric
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To: Gene Eric
lol — that sounds horrible

Smells horrible too. 🤡

9 posted on 01/22/2025 7:20:59 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████ ████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

And it’s odd. Those groups supported everything he stood for before joining Trump. The dirty truth is that they do not mean anything they say. They are mere foot soldiers of globalist oligarchs and can change on a whim.


10 posted on 01/22/2025 7:38:29 PM PST by DesertRhino (2016 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2025... RETURN OF THE JEDI...)
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To: null and void; aragorn; EnigmaticAnomaly; kalee; Kale; AZ .44 MAG; Baynative; bgill; bitt; ...

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11 posted on 01/22/2025 7:55:08 PM PST by bitt (<img src=' 'width=30%>)
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To: linMcHlp

Simple fix. Revoke their tax=exempt status.


12 posted on 01/23/2025 5:15:52 AM PST by Machavelli (True God)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

And Alex Soros.


13 posted on 01/23/2025 8:00:46 AM PST by sport
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