The anti-vax movement emerged from the Covid pandemic as a modern political force.
Bigtree told POLITICO that his audience grew over the pandemic, from thousands of weekly listeners to millions. “The pandemic in many ways played right into our conversation,” he said.
Del Bigtree said Informed Consent Action Network had been able to hire more lawyers and scientists, with its staff more than doubling compared to pre-pandemic levels. | Hans Pennink/AP Photo As the nonprofit’s revenue increased, so did Kennedy’s compensation. Children’s Health Defense paid him roughly $500,000 each year in 2022 and 2021, according to his personal financial disclosure and the group’s tax filings, up from $345,000 in 2020 and $131,000 in 2017. The nonprofit salary was still a small share of Kennedy’s overall income; his personal financial disclosure filed as part of his presidential run reported $7.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Children’s Health Defense has filed new lawsuits, Freedom of Information Act requests and petitions with agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration. | Hans Gutknecht/The Orange County Register/AP
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