Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. argued that the two lethal injections failed because they contained no vaccines.
“Pentobarbital alone is not a potent enough drug to stop the heart of a murderer. If you want to get the job done, you need at least a starter dose of a vaccine, ideally the MMR or MMRV, mixed in with it. And you don’t need much. The standard 0.5 mL dosage, which is enough to leave a toddler brain dead with autism, will do the trick,” Kennedy said in a post on X.
The Tennessee Department of Correction posted a response to Kennedy on its X account:
“Mr. Kennedy, our personnel followed every step of the State’s lawful, established execution protocol approved by the Attorney General’s Office. Our staff was not aware of exactly what was in the lethal injections and, unfortunately, just assumed the lethal injection included a COVID vaccine. We’ve all learned a lesson from this tragedy and will revisit the matter of offing this bitch with a more efficient cocktail that includes at least one CDC-recommended jab.”
In a surprise turn, President Donald Trump condemned Pike’s execution altogether, stating that convicts like her could be put to better use living out their final days working in the Mar-a-Lago sub-basement.
