Beshear calls on Trump to fire RFK Jr., citing measles outbreak, public health concerns

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. came to Lexington on Aug.

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Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear told Republican President Donald Trump that Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has got to go.

Beshear announced in a Thursday press conference that he sent the president a letter dated Nov.

12 asking him to immediately remove Kennedy from his post, adding that the secretary is “woefully unqualified” and “is putting American lives at risk.” The request comes as Kentucky and the nation are experiencing an outbreak of measles.

As of Thursday, Kentucky had more than 200 cases of measles. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content.

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5, 2026, to announce the decertification of a Kentucky organ donation group, Network For Hope.