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World · 11 September 2026

RFK Jr. claims Democrats ran a "child trafficking ring"

RFK Jr. claims Democrats ran a "child trafficking ring"

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Health Secretary, made the accusation during a primetime speech at the Republican convention on Thursday evening in Dallas. He claimed the Biden administration turned the federal government into the "biggest child trafficking operation in world history." Kennedy's remarks refer to over 300,000 migrant children who either missed court hearings or never received notices, putting them at higher risk of exploitation.

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