Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Compares His Anti-Vax Stance to Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Activism

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., responded to a Daily Beast story on Friday by comparing his decision to offer his kids fake vaccine cards to the civil disobedience practiced by Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Federal law clearly prohibits the government or private companies from using coercion to compel the use of experimental medical products,” Kennedy said in a post on X, quoting a post from this Daily Beast reporter that included video of his recent Las Vegas radio appearance where he made the original comments, first reported in the Trail Mix newsletter.

“Nevertheless,” Kennedy continued, “coercion to force submission to illegal vaccine mandates became the norm during Covid. As Martin Luther King, Jr. observed, ‘One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.’ I acted accordingly. Both science and courts across the country are currently vindicating those who resisted.”

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