Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. rejects the notion that he is an anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist.
“I urge people to listen to what I actually say instead of listening to the litany of derisive sound bites that the mainstream media offers to mischaracterize and distort my positions on the whole range of issues,” Kennedy told the New York Post.
“I am not and have never been anti-vaccine. I’ve always said that I’m for safe vaccines and robust science and for regulatory agencies that are free from conflicts of interest and financial entanglements with the pharmaceutical industry. In terms of being a conspiracy theorist, tell me where I got it wrong. Show me something I’ve said that you believe to be factually wrong or unsupported by evidence,” he said, according to the outlet.
Kennedy said he is against the concept of a central bank digital currency and would not support increasing the tax burden borne by Americans.
“I will make sure that we have policies that support bitcoin and the freedom to transact and that allow individuals to manage their own bitcoin wallets, nodes, and passwords. I will allow only the narrowest controls that are necessary to prevent money laundering. I oppose central bank digital currencies because they are instruments of control and oppression, and are certain to be abused,” he said, according to the outlet.
Kennedy is challenging President Joe Biden in the Democratic presidential primary, but polling indicates that Biden holds a decisive lead. Marianne Williamson is also vying for the Democratic nomination.
On the other side of the aisle, former President Donald Trump enjoys a large lead over the sizeable field of rival Republican presidential hopefuls.
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