After exiting the presidential race, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. urged his supporters to back Donald Trump. Trump pledged to give Kennedy freedom in shaping health care policy. However, those involved in Kennedy’s Make America Healthy Again movement soon understood that Trump’s promise had its boundaries. Several MAHA supporters now express discontent.
Ali Rogin reports on this development. Ali Rogin, a correspondent for PBS News Hour, focuses on the Supreme Court and the U.S. judicial system. She won a Peabody Award in 2021 for her series on the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Rogin has also received two Edward R. Murrow Awards and has been part of teams nominated for Emmys for various coverage, including the fall of ISIS in 2020 and the Las Vegas mass shooting in 2017.
Layla Quran contributes to this report. Layla Quran, a general assignment producer for PBS News Hour, has extensive experience as a foreign affairs reporter and producer.