Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has been nominated to steer the Well being and Human Companies division, might must get used to quick meals if he serves within the administration.
Kennedy was pictured holding what seemed to be a Massive Mac whereas seated at a desk on the “Trump Force One” airplane as he, President-elect Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Donald Trump Jr. ready to dig right into a McDonald’s feast. Home Speaker Mike Johnson was additionally within the picture however wasn’t seated.
On Sunday, Trump Jr. posted a photograph of the gathering on X, saying “Make America Healthy Again starts TOMORROW,” presumably after everybody is completed consuming their burgers and fries.
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Whereas Trump is famously keen on McDonald’s and even dished out fries at one franchise throughout his marketing campaign, Kennedy has advocated wholesome consuming whereas he additionally has been an anti-vaccine activist and a critic of fluoride in consuming water.
So far as his personal consuming habits, RFK Jr. has mentioned he avoids processed meals however just lately lamented the restricted choices out there whereas campaigning and touring.
“Campaign food is always bad, but the food that goes onto that airplane is, like, just poison,” he informed podcaster Joe Polish final week. “You have a choice between — you don’t have the choice. You’re either given KFC or Big Macs.”
And that’s should you’re “lucky,” Kennedy added, as “the rest of the stuff I consider kind of inedible.”
The Trump transition group didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
On Saturday night time, Kennedy joined Trump, Musk, Johnson, and Trump Jr. to observe a UFC battle at Madison Sq. Backyard, the place the previous and soon-to-be president was greeted with cheers.
In the meantime, RFK Jr.’s nomination as Well being and Human Companies secretary has greeted with a whole lot of push-back in addition to fears of a mass culling of federal staff and businesses Kennedy deems pointless.
However Dan Troy, a former chief counsel for the FDA throughout President George W. Bush’s first time period, mentioned there’s unlikely to be “seismic changes” inside the company.
“Who are you going to put in place?” he informed Reuters. “Who has the technical expertise to write these rules that are going to really change the paradigm?”
