RFK Jr met Republican diplomat days before controversial 2019 trip to Samoa, emails show
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Newly released emails reveal a closer relationship between Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Republican diplomat Scott Brown than previously known. The emails shed light on Brown's involvement with Kennedy's controversial 2019 trip to Samoa, where Kennedy, then head of an anti-vaccine organization, met with local activists. This trip occurred months before a measles outbreak in Samoa that killed 83 people, mostly children, with officials claiming Kennedy bolstered anti-vaccine sentiment. The details of the trip contradict Kennedy's testimony during Senate confirmation hearings, where he stated his visit had "nothing to do with vaccines." Brown, who served as ambassador to Samoa and New Zealand under Trump, later supported Kennedy's independent presidential run and is now running for Senate in New Hampshire.
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