JD Vance uses profanity defending RFK Jr against senators at hearing

Vice President JD Vance shot back at senators who clashed with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a hearing before the Senate Finance Committee Thursday, saying they are “full of s— and everyone knows it.”

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., pressed Kennedy during the hearing, accusing him of endangering children with reckless decisions and conspiracy-driven policies, adding that he believed Kennedy had “no regrets” about a “fundamentally cruel” agenda. 

Kennedy countered by noting Wyden’s decades in office while chronic disease rates climbed to 76%.

The Vice President later sounded off on X, using profanity while directly addressing the opposition.

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“When I see all these senators trying to lecture and ‘gotcha’ Bobby Kennedy today all I can think is: You all support off-label, untested, and irreversible hormonal ‘therapies’ for children, mutilating our kids and enriching big pharma,” Vance wrote in an X post. “You’re full of s— and everyone knows it.”

Secretary Kennedy reposted the Vice President, writing “Thank you @JDVance. You put your finger squarely on the preeminent problem.”

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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. arrives to testify before the Senate Finance Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building Sept. 4, 2025, in Washington, D.C. The committee met to hear testimony on President Trump’s 2026 health care agenda. (Andrew Harnik )

Other White House voices chimed in to support Secretary Kennedy after the fiery hearing. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt wrote, “Secretary @RobertKennedyJr is taking flak because he’s over the target. The Trump Administration is addressing root causes of chronic disease, embracing transparency in government, and championing gold-standard science. Only the Democrats could attack that commonsense effort.”

“Democrats are getting absolutely TORCHED by @SecKennedy,” wrote Deputy White House chief of staff Taylor Budowich. “They seem uninterested in health or human services, just parrots of a failed medical orthodoxy…