RFK Jr. has spent his career on the conspiratorial fringes of the political world, and it's only a matter of time before a figure on the margins wades into antisemitism. Centuries of hateful rhetoric about Jewish control of politics, medicine, and finance have become embedded in the DNA of conspiracy theories, and it's inevitable that a man who believes that antidepressants cause mass shootings and that Wi-Fi causes cancer will happen upon antisemitism. His conspiratorial thinking has pulled him into dark and hateful territory.
We must judge a person by their actions, not their words. RFK Jr. has been a steadfast supporter of the Jewish people and the state of Israel, and comments taken out of context for the sake of a headline do not change that commitment. The media, by and large, is ignoring Kennedy's real point about the disparities of the COVID pandemic, and the unanswered questions about why some groups suffered so greatly. Instead of focusing on the real issues, the media has gone full steam ahead with a baseless smear.