RFK Jr tells Tucker the most surprising thing he learned about Trump – and it’s a loaded answer

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. revealed to Tucker Carlson the most surprising thing he learned about President Donald Trump.

Kennedy sat down for an episode of Carlson’s podcast to discuss a variety of hot-button issues, such as autism rates, compensation for the vax injured and Dr. Fauci’s pardon. But at the very end of the episode, he touched on one of the things he says surprised him about President Donald Trump.

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“A lot of things have surprised me about the president because I bought into this fact that he was this one-dimensional character, that he was kind of a bombastic narcissist and all this,” the secretary admitted. “And you know and part of it is hearing it all the time on TV, but also you know the way that he conducts himself sometimes validates those- if you have that narrative, you can find things and what he does that validate that narrative. But what I’ve been surprised in getting to know him is what a kind of deep, multi-dimensional and thoughtful character he is and and how- well I also thought ‘oh he doesn’t read and you know he’s not interested in anything.’ He’s immensely curious, inquisitive and immensely knowledgeable. He’s encyclopedic in certain areas that you wouldn’t expect, like music and he gets very emotional about music, and he is and he knows the whole story behind every song.”

“Pavarotti and James Brown,” Carlson chimed in.

“Yeah, he cries when he hears Pavarotti,” RFK revealed.

Ultimately, Kennedy’s notion of Trump as a “narcissist” has been completely dismantled during the course of his relationship with the president.

“The most surprising thing is that, because I had him pegged as a narcissist, when narcissists are incapable of empathy, and he is one of the most empathetic people that I’ve met. You notice whenever he talks about the Ukraine War, he always talks about the casualties on both sides every time he talks about it,” the secretary pointed out. “He does that in every theater. He talks about how human beings are affected by it, you know, whether it’s vaccines or Medicaid or Medicare, he’s always thinking about how this impacts the little guy.”

“The Democrats haven’t begged as a guy who’s sort of sitting, you know, in a cabinet meeting talking about how can we make billionaires richer. He’s the opposite of that. He’s a genuine populist.”