Newsom demands answers from RFK Jr. over past comments about Black children on ADHD meds being ‘re-parented’
By Ryan Mancini
Published on April 18, 2026.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has demanded answers from Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over past comments he made about Black children on certain ADHD medications being “re-parented” during an interview in 2024. These comments were made during the show “High Level Conversations” where Kennedy and 19Keys discussed Black men and mental health. Newsom called for Kennedy's accountability for his “deeply disturbing comments” comparing them to remarks by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz about the Armenian community in northern Los Angeles County.
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