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 Pressure 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 photograph however wasn’t seated.
On Sunday, Trump Jr. posted a photograph of the gathering on X, saying “Make America Wholesome Once more begins 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 ingesting water.
So far as his personal consuming habits, RFK Jr. has mentioned he avoids processed meals however not too long ago lamented the restricted choices obtainable whereas campaigning and touring.
“Marketing campaign meals is at all times unhealthy, however the meals that goes onto that airplane is, like, simply poison,” he informed podcaster Joe Polish final week. “You’ve a selection between — you don’t have the selection. You’re both given KFC or Massive Macs.”
And that’s when you’re “fortunate,” Kennedy added, as “the remainder of the stuff I take into account type of inedible.”
The Trump transition crew didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
On Saturday night time, Kennedy joined Trump, Musk, Johnson, and Trump Jr. to look at 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 loads of push-back in addition to fears of a mass culling of federal employees 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 modifications” throughout the company.
“Who’re you going to place in place?” he informed Reuters. “Who has the technical experience to put in writing these guidelines which are going to actually change the paradigm?”
