On Thursday, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) attacked HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. during a House Ways and Means Committee meeting, taking comments that were made almost two years ago out of context to portray them as racist.
"In a 2024 podcast interview, you suggested that black children on ADHD medication should be 'reparented.' You said every black kid is now just standardly put on Adderall, SSRIs, benzos, which are known to induce violence, and that those children are going to have to go somewhere to get 'reparented,'" Sewell told Kennedy.
In the 2024 podcast, Kennedy described a voluntary program he intended to expand to improve the lives of anyone who wanted to participate. The podcast was intended for a black audience, so Kennedy's remarks focused on his commitment to the health and well-being of everyone, but specifically spoke to challenges facing the black community.
"My big Peace Corps program. My uncle started the Peace Corps. He started the space program," Kennedy explained in the podcast. "My space program, my Peace Corps program is going to be wellness farms, rehabilitation facilities that I'm going to start in rural areas, all over the country, where people, any American can go for free, any of them who is dependent on drugs, either legal drugs, or illegal drugs. Psychiatric drugs."
He then went on to note the number of black children on ADHD, antidepressants and anti-anxiety medication.
"Every black kid is now just standard put on Adderall,...
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