An MSNBC panel was left confused and uncomfortably laughing Friday afternoon during a discussion over Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s curious questionnaire he's using to vet candidates to work under him at the Department of Health and Human Services.
Last week, Puck News reported on Kennedy's “Make America Healthy Again” website, where people who want to work for him can respond to questions with odd pre-written responses.
MSNBC Host Nicolle Wallace reading some of the responses:
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"I don't have much interest in having sexual experiences with another person."
"I believe in things many others don't like having a sixth sense, clairvoyance, and telepathy."
"I used my physical appearance to draw attention to myself."
The Trump transition team has confirmed the questions.
"I'm asking a serious question," Wallace said. "Is the answer designed to bring people in or push people out of HHS?"
Reporter Vaughn Hillyard confessed he didn't have much of an answer.
"I think when they're looking at who's going to fill the roles of these political appointees on down, of which there are hundreds within the HHS, I think that that is where these questions become pertinent," he said.
Wallace asked critical care physician Dr. Michael Anderson whether he had any interest in "having sexual experiences with another person." She was curious if it was a medical question or a management question.
"You know that it's rare that I'm at a loss for words," Dr. Anderson said, causing Wallace to burst into hysterics.
"I'm just kind of coming up with other things [for] the checklist like: Do you have experience in taking care of patients or in public health or in making sure that kids are safe and well-cared for?" he suggested. "So, I have no idea what that one means, but I would sort of like to add a couple of others that I think maybe weigh a little bit more."
At the end of the discussion, Wallace asked Hillyard if RFK Jr. would make it through confirmation, and Hillyard said, "Yes."
"I think so, too," Wallace said. "I think they all do."
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