This news article covers multiple developments, including the advancement of Kash Patel's nomination for FBI director, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s swearing-in as health secretary and his defense of his vaccine stance, and President Trump's comments on Russia's expulsion from the G8 and his belief that it should be reinstated.
President Donald Trump's nominee for FBI director, Kash Patel , was advanced by the Judiciary Committee, also along party lines. Patel's nomination faced opposition from Democrats who raised concerns about his lack of experience and his past work on controversial issues. The committee's vote was largely along party lines, reflecting the deep partisan divide on the issue. Later today, Patel is expected to hold a bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Meanwhile, Robert F Kennedy Jr. defended his record on vaccines this afternoon in remarks after he was sworn-in as health secretary, attempting to assuage a key concern expressed by many Democrats during the confirmation process. Responding to a reporter question about addressing concerns from Americans on vaccines, Kennedy said that his approach is 'common sense.' 'Vaccines should be tested. They should be safe. Everybody should have informed consent. People are reacting because they hear things about me that aren't true. They hear characterizations of things that I've said that are simply not true, and when they hear what I have to say actually about vaccines, everybody supports it,' Kennedy said. Kennedy was questioned during his Senate confirmation process about his past activism opposing vaccines, his work as a chairman at an anti-vaccine nonprofit and his promotion of false theories that vaccines are tied to autism. He was also criticized over his role in a discredited study that linked vaccines to autism. Kennedy also said that he called Trump during the dismantling of USAID, arguing that the foreign assistance agency has drifted from its original mission. 'My uncle started USAID in 1961 for humanitarian purposes, to put our country on this side of the poor. It has been captured by the military-industrial complex. It has become a sinister propagator of totalitarianism and war across the globe,' Kennedy said.'Very few people understand how sinister this agency really is.''We want to do the same thing with the institutions that are stealing the health our children,' Kennedy said. Kennedy said he wants government agencies to stress 'unimpeded science, rather than the kind of product that is coming out of those agencies today.' Meanwhile, Trump stated his belief that Russia should be reinstated in the G8 international group. He criticized the Obama administration's decision to expel Russia from the group following its annexation of Crimea. 'Look, it's not a question of liking Russia or not liking Russia,' Trump said. 'It was the G8 and you know, I said, 'What are you doing? You guys, all you talk about is Russia and they should be sitting at the table.''The president also said that Russian President Vladimir Putin'would love to be back,' and that if former then-President Barack Obama hadn't united with other G8 nations to remove Russia from the group, Russia may never have invaded Ukraine. 'Obama and a couple of other people made a mistake, and they got Russia out,' Trump said. 'It's very possible that if that was the G8, you wouldn't have had the problem with Ukraine. And if I was president, you definitely wouldn't have had the problem with Ukraine.' During a briefing with reporters in the Oval Office, Trump expressed doubt that Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., ever had polio.
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