Scherer thought that the key was understanding how Kennedy had morphed from an environmental activist and proud Democrat into a MAGA insider, serving as Donald Trump’s Secretary of Health and Human Services. But Scherer’s relationship with Kennedy was tense. They’d argue about scientific studies, and RFK believes everything written about him is pretty much the same — and unfair. Still, he and Scherer spent a lot of time together. The result is a detailed portrait of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the man who Scherer says is a Rorschach test for how Americans understand “the populist furies riling the country.” He joins us to talk about why RFK is so convinced he’s right.
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- Michael Scherer is a staff writer for The Atlantic. His story is called “Why is Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., So Convinced He’s Right?” You can read it here.