Mike Pence pleads with GOP to reject RFK Jr. nomination

Former Vice President Mike Pence is lobbying the Republican Party to reject one of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks.

Trump nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to the Department of Health and Human Services, much to the chagrin of Democrats and some GOP members including Pence. The former VP believes Kennedy would not make a good fit for the department because of his pro-choice history, including when he “called for legislation to codify Roe v. Wade.”

“For the majority of his career, RFK Jr. has defended abortion on demand during all nine months of pregnancy, supports overturning the Dobbs decision, and has called for legislation to codify Roe v Wade. If confirmed, RFK, Jr. would be the most pro-abortion Republican-appointed secretary of HHS in modern history. On behalf of tens of millions of pro-life Americans, I respectfully urge Senate Republicans to reject this nomination and give the American people a leader who will respect the sanctity of life as secretary of Health and Human Services,” Pence’s statement read.

Pence, in a rare statement, opposes RFK Jr. at HHS: “For the majority of his career, RFK Jr. has defended abortion on demand during all nine months of pregnancy, supports overturning the Dobbs decision and has called for legislation to codify Roe v Wade. If confirmed, RFK, Jr.…

— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) November 15, 2024

X users reacted to the plea:

Pence has no sway anymore with Republicans

— Hi, I’m KellyJo ‍♀️ (@BiologicalWoma2) November 15, 2024

Pence needs to go back into irrelevance. No one asked his opinion and no one ever will again.

— Mr. Reality (@MrReality_sp) November 15, 2024

Nobody cares what Mike “The Fly” Pence has to say about Trump’s Cabinet picks. pic.twitter.com/JINOHUlITT

— Cryptid Politics (pro-DeSantis) (@CryptidPolitics) November 15, 2024

Pence is just looking for any lane to remain relevant

— WestCoast_Life (@westcoast_lyfe) November 15, 2024

In other news, my 3rd grade teacher Mrs. Jones also opposes RFK, Jr.

— Frank (@ottermanic) November 15, 2024

You’d think CNN would love them then, right?

— Dino75 (@GenX975) November 15, 2024

Why don’t you ask some Republicans that we actually respect?

— Jactan1776 (@Jactan1776) November 15, 2024

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