De Niro's courage came during the time of the Trump 2016 campaign. And that press conference was less than a month after Trump was sworn in.
Trump started tweeting out concerns for childhood vaccines around 2012 up until he became the Republican candidate.
It doesn't feel like just a coincidence to me.
https://www.vox.com/2017/2/15/14622632/robert-de-niro-rfk-jr-vaccine-press-conference
De Niro and Kennedy’s press conference is more evidence that the anti-vax movement has been emboldened under Trump.
De Niro's courage came during the time of the Trump 2016 campaign. And that press conference was less than a month after Trump was sworn in. Trump started tweeting out concerns for childhood vaccines around 2012 up until he became the Republican candidate. It doesn't feel like just a coincidence to me.