This week, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) was in the news for all the wrong reasons when he shockingly claimed that longshot Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was “just pointing out facts” when he suggested that baseball legend Hank Aaron died due to the COVID-19 vaccine.
In a 2021 tweet. Robert Kennedy Jr. called the 86-year-old’s death “suspicious” given that it came during the same month he received the Moderna vaccine against COVID-19.
“#HankAaron’s tragic death is part of a wave of suspicious deaths among elderly closely following administration of #COVID #vaccines. He received the #Moderna vaccine on Jan. 5 to inspire other Black Americans to get the vaccine,” Kennedy said in a tweet.
#HankAaron's tragic death is part of a wave of suspicious deaths among elderly closely following administration of #COVID #vaccines. He received the #Moderna vaccine on Jan. 5 to inspire other Black Americans to get the vaccine. #TheDefenderhttps://t.co/vbuHt22bJz
— Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) January 22, 2021
The White House, under new president Joe Biden, swiftly flagged the tweet as “misinformation” for creating a link between the 86-year-old’s death and the vaccine. And this week, Jim Jordan seemed to defend Kennedy’s claim while blasting the White House for labeling it as “misinformation.”
Jordan claimed that Kennedy was “just pointing out facts,” even though Kennedy explicitly called Aaron’s death “suspicious.”
Jim Jordan begins the hearing by amplifying right-wing claims that Hank Aaron, who was 86, died because of the Covid vaccine pic.twitter.com/uyXSt8nLxx
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 20, 2023
“Misinformation is when you don’t have the facts right – saying things that aren’t true. But when you look at Mr. Kennedy’s tweet, there was nothing in there that was factually inaccurate,” Jordan said. “Hank Aaron – great American, real person – passes away after he got the vaccine. Just point out facts.”
Jordan claims that the White House “tried to censor” Kennedy since he was a political opponent – not because he was pedaling dangerous conspiracy theories.
