Sen. Michael Bennet (D., Colo.) asked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to clarify whether he had said previously that Lyme disease was a bioweapon. “I did probably say that,” RFK Jr. responded. The idea that Lyme disease,

Kennedy Jr. told senators Thursday that he “never believed” that Lyme disease was created as a biological weapon. But almost exactly a year ago — in January 2024 — the Health and Human Services nominee hosted an entire episode of his podcast dedicated to “Bioweapons and Lyme Disease.