Morning Jolt: RFK Jr. Isn’t That Interested in Medicaid and Medicare

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January 30 2025

RFK Jr. Isn't That Interested in Medicaid and Medicare

On the menu today: Last night, American Eagle Flight 5342 from Wichita carrying 60 passengers and four crew collided in midair with an Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport; authorities believe there were no survivors.

The president of the United States, offering his now characteristic words of support and reassurance on Truth Social, shortly after midnight:

The airplane was on a perfect and routine line of approach to the airport. The helicopter was going straight at the airplane for an extended period of time. It is a CLEAR NIGHT, the lights on the plane were blazing, why didn't the helicopter go up or down, or turn. Why didn't the control tower tell the helicopter what to do instead of asking if they saw the plane. This is a bad situation that looks like it should have been prevented. NOT GOOD!!!

Earlier Wednesday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had his first of two days of confirmation hearings.

While everyone else was focused on vaccines and abortion, a lesser-known Republican senator asked Kennedy some ...

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