RFK Jr. uses military aircraft as he campaigns for GOP in midterms: Washington Post
The White House and Health and Human Services lawyers approved the flights, which cost about $9,000 an hour, officials and reports said.
- The White House and Department of Health and Human Services lawyers authorized Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to use military aircraft for GOP campaign travel, including an August 17 flight from Washington to Iowa.
- Officials justified using military aircraft for Kennedy, citing his protective detail, schedule, and public profile; The Defense Department charges roughly $9,000 an hour for the Gulfstream compared to about $250 for commercial travel.
- Kennedy traveled to Iowa with aide Stefanie Spear to campaign for Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks and gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn, though HHS official Chris Klomp questioned whether a government jet was necessary in at least one case.
- This arrangement departs from Trump's first term, when he ousted his first health secretary, Tom Price, following reports that Price relied on private jets for routine travel.
- Despite The White House authorization, insiders noted that military jet use has remained infrequent due to added costs, as protocols currently exist to determine when government planes are warranted.
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been given access to military aircraft to fly around the country—including to campaign for Republicans last month, The Washington Post reported Friday. Kennedy flew on an Air Force-operated Gulfstream jet from Washington, D.C., to Des Moines, Iowa, on August 17, where he attended an event with Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks. The Defense Department charges $9,000 per hour to operate these jets, …
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