Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has been nominated to steer the Well being and Human Companies division, could need to get used to quick meals if he serves within the administration.
Kennedy was pictured holding what gave the impression 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 finished 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 ingesting water.
So far as his personal consuming habits, RFK Jr. has stated he avoids processed meals however lately lamented the restricted choices accessible 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 in the event you’re “lucky,” Kennedy added, as “the rest of the stuff I consider kind of inedible.”
The Trump transition staff didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
On Saturday evening, Kennedy joined Trump, Musk, Johnson, and Trump Jr. to observe a UFC struggle 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 numerous push-back in addition to fears of a mass culling of federal staff and companies Kennedy deems pointless.
However Dan Troy, a former chief counsel for the FDA throughout President George W. Bush’s first time period, stated 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?”
