RFK Jr. Cozies Up to Anti-Vax Crusader Novak Djokovic: ‘First in Courage’

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted a photo of himself with the anti-vaccine crusader Novak Djokovic, writing in a caption that the Grand Slam champion was “First in tennis. First in integrity. First in courage.” President Donald Trump’s secretary for health and human services told Congress during his confirmation hearing that he wasn’t “anti-vaccine,” despite having spent years peddling conspiracy theories about vaccines causing autism. He has since ordered the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study the issue—again—even though dozens of studies have failed to turn up a link, and has downplayed the effectiveness of the MMR vaccine as a deadly measles outbreak has spread from Texas to California, New York, and Maryland. Djokovic has won 24 Grand Slam championships but was forced to sit out tournaments during the COVID-19 pandemic because he refused to get vaccinated. He’s currently competing in the Miami Open.