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Senate Republican knocks Trump administration on measles surge: 'Get…

The criticism comes from inside the president's own party as measles cases surge, with the senator urging the public to get vaccinated; a short, blunt message.

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Hank Ledger on Late Night BBN
Published 10:47 PM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

At a glance

First reported by The Hill: “Senate Republican knocks Trump administration on measles surge: ‘Get vaccinated, you don’t die’”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 10:47 PM ET on Late Night BBN, by Kenji Moonfield and Hank Ledger.
Topics: Republican, Senate, Trump.
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The HillSenate Republican knocks Trump administration on measles surge: ‘Get vaccinated, you don’t die’

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA Senate Republican is criticizing the Trump administration tonight over the measles surge, and his message to the public is blunt: get vaccinated, you don't die.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe Hill has the story, and the senator is basically doing a public service announcement from inside his own party, which is a rare format.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRare how?
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentUsually a politician criticizes the other team. Here he's criticizing his own team's homework, in public, with the shortest slogan on record.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSeven words, and nobody needs a glossary.