President and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Franklin Graham speaks during the last day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 18, 2024. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
The clash unfolded during a contentious Senate Finance Committee hearing on Thursday where Sen. Ron Wyden pressed Kennedy over health policies and accusations of promoting conspiracy theories. Kennedy pushed back, defending his record and policies aimed at challenging pharmaceutical companies.
Vance quickly jumped to Kennedy’s defense on X. "When I see all these senators trying to lecture and ‘gotcha’ Bobby Kennedy today all I can think is: You all support off-label, untested, and irreversible hormonal ‘therapies’ for children, mutilating our kids and enriching big pharma. You’re full of s--- and everyone knows it," Vance wrote.
Kennedy reposted the comment, thanking him: "Thank you @JDVance. You put your finger squarely on the preeminent problem."
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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. arrives to testify before the Senate Finance Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Sept. 4, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik )
Graham later shared to Deseret News that Trump often remembered the admonition in his speeches. "It seems like when he slips momentarily, my letter comes to his mind, and he tells the audience about it, so it must have struck a chord with him." On the stakes, Graham added: "The president, his pulpit — his microphone — is huge. That microphone goes a long way."
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Graham ultimately closed his statement to Fox News Digital with a blessing: "God bless Secretary Kennedy and Vice President Vance."
Representatives for Vice President Vance did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
Fox News' Alexandra Koch contributed to this report.
Jasmine Baehr is a Breaking News Writer for Fox News Digital, where she covers politics, the military, faith and culture.
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