Kennedy faces backlash over anti-Arab remarks at Michigan event

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced widespread criticism from civil rights groups and healthcare advocates on Tuesday after making anti-Arab comments during a campaign event in Michigan on Monday. At the event supporting Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers, Kennedy claimed that Arabs do not produce significant science or literature and rarely win major international awards, a statement that drew immediate pushback from experts and political opponents.

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