‘Do You Not Vaccinate Your Kids?’: MSNBC Contributor Tries To Corner Byron Donalds On Vaccinations

August 29, 2026 1:45 PM ET Republican Florida Rep. Byron Donalds refused to take the bait when a fellow panelist pressed him on whether he vaccinates his own children.The exchange happened during the Friday, Aug. 28 episode of “Real Time with Bill Maher” on HBO. Donalds, the Republican congressman representing Florida’s 19th district and his party’s nominee for governor, appeared alongside journalist and podcast host Molly Jong-Fast.Jong-Fast opened by referencing his recent appearance on CBS, then put the question to him directly. “I have three kids. You have three kids. Do you not vaccinate your kids?” she asked on the program. (RELATED: As Questions Pile Up, Democrat Governor Won’t Clarify Whether Patients Died From Measles Or ‘With Measles’)MSNBC contributor tries to corner Byron Donal