Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had another round of meetings with senators this week — only this time, not all of them were willing to share post-meeting messages of support on X for him, let alone say they’d vote for his nomination to health secretary.
Sen. John Fetterman, for instance, didn’t say if he’d vote for Kennedy after meeting with him this week. He told reporters he knows he will vote for some of Donald Trump’s nominees, but he’s waiting for the hearings to decide on others. And Sen. Bernie Sanders declined to comment on his meeting with Kennedy.
But just getting meetings with Democratic and independent senators could be considered a win for Kennedy, who is also scheduled to meet with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Ed Markey and Sen. Mark Warner, among others. Without Democratic support, Kennedy can only afford to lose three votes from Republican senators — some of whom were still undecided after meeting with him this week.