Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made claims during his Senate confirmation hearing on issues including vaccines, pesticides and Lyme disease. Some of them are missing context.

The longtime liberal faces deep skepticism over his public health views. “Frankly, you frighten people,” one Democratic senator told his former roommate.

Kennedy, a Democrat who ended up supporting Trump in the 2024 presidential campaign, faced a confirmation grilling Wednesday over his controversial views -- on everything from vaccines to abortion -- that have both Republicans and Democrats raising concerns.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, faced his second day of confirmation hearings Thursday.

But before taking on the role he, like all of Trump's cabinet picks, faces a confirmation hearing. One protester interrupted the hearing shouting "you lie" as RFK Jr told Senators he wasn't anti-vaccine or anti-safety.

Protesters were hauled out of a confirmation hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of Health and Human Services. President Donald Trump's nominee appeared Wednesday morning before the Senate Finance Committee,

Watch: Protester interrupts RFK Jr opening statement at Senate confirmation after he claims ‘I am not anti-vaccine’ -

Robert F. Kennedy Jr faces a pivotal Senate hearing in which his history with vaccines is being subjected to scrutiny