Kennedy Says He Was Unaware of Social Media Posts Promoting Him

April 22, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was pressed about his online “self-promotion campaign,” including a video with country rock star Kid Rock, during a fiery hearing with the Senate Finance Committee.

“I didn’t know about a number of those videos,” Kennedy told Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) Wednesday.

Hassan grilled the secretary over social media posts on official government channels, pointing to viral posts featuring Kennedy drinking milk with Kid Rock in a hot tub, as a shirtless WWE fighter, and as a video game protagonist.

“So you don’t know how your own team is managing official ...

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