RFK Jr. pledges not to ban cheeseburgers and Diet Coke because Trump 'loves' them
1 month, 3 weeks ago

RFK Jr. pledges not to ban cheeseburgers and Diet Coke because Trump 'loves' them

Raw Story  

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promised not to ban certain foods like McDonald's cheeseburgers and Diet Coke because President Donald Trump "loves" them. At a Wednesday Senate Finance Committee hearing, Kennedy spoke about changing the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — or food stamps — if confirmed as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. "Most importantly, we need to use, deploy NIH and FDA to doing the research to understand the relationship between these different food additives and chronic disease so that Americans understand it and make sure that Americans are aware of it." "If you like a McDonald's cheeseburger or Diet Coke, which my boss loves, you should be able to get them.

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Trump officials want to ban junk food from SNAP. Past efforts show it’s not easy to do
1 month ago

Trump officials want to ban junk food from SNAP. Past efforts show it’s not easy to do

Associated Press  

A push to ban sugary drinks, candy and more from the U.S. program that helps low-income families pay for nutritious food has been tried before — but it may soon get a boost from new Trump administration officials. Kennedy has been most vocal, calling for the government to stop allowing the nearly $113 billion program that serves about 42 million …

RFK Jr. to restrict Americans' access to Trump's favorite Diet Coke and McDonald's? ‘If you like a…’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

RFK Jr. to restrict Americans' access to Trump's favorite Diet Coke and McDonald's? ‘If you like a…’

Hindustan Times  

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday highlighted his boss President Donald Trump's love for Diet Coke and McDonald's, stating that he will attempt to ban or restrict Americans' access to such items if his nomination for health secretary gets accepted by the Senate. RFK Jr is a well-known health nut who, at the age of 71, works out frequently and …

Health groups prepare for the unthinkable: Working with RFK Jr.
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Health groups prepare for the unthinkable: Working with RFK Jr.

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — When President Donald Trump tapped Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to become the nation’s top health official, his administration inherited a sprawling list of ideas to “Make America Healthy Again,” from banning TV drug While those unorthodox proposals — and Kennedy’s discredited views on vaccines — have dominated recent headlines, a slate of more familiar ideas have attracted interest …

RFK Jr. set to be interrogated by powerful GOP senator with background in medicine
2 months, 2 weeks ago

RFK Jr. set to be interrogated by powerful GOP senator with background in medicine

Raw Story  

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is about to face a potential hurdle in his bid to be confirmed as President-elect Donald Trump's secretary of Health and Human Services, reported The Daily Beast: a meeting with Sen. Bill Cassidy, one of the few Republicans who may have reason to buck Trump on the issue. Speaking to Fox News over the weekend, Cassidy, …

From Big Macs to proteins, salads and veggies: Melania and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. push Donald Trump to eat healthier
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4 months ago

From Big Macs to proteins, salads and veggies: Melania and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. push Donald Trump to eat healthier

Live Mint  

Melania Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and are working together to encourage President-elect Donald Trump to adopt a healthier diet, moving away from his regular fast food habits, a report by Page Six said citing sources close to Trump as revealing. However, the report also said citing another source close to Trump as dismissing the claims, calling them "nonsense" …

A Lot Of What RFK Says Is Bulls**t — But Not Everyone Dunking On Him Is Right, Either
4 months ago

A Lot Of What RFK Says Is Bulls**t — But Not Everyone Dunking On Him Is Right, Either

Huff Post  

Illustration: Jianan Liu/HuffPost; Photo: Getty Images Let’s be real — navigating misinformation over the next four years is going to be a tough nut to crack. Science doesn’t work that way.” But Nestle is pleased to see RFK Jr. discussing nutritional issues she’s been concerned with for decades: “prevention of chronic disease, getting harmful chemicals out of the food supply, …

From Michelle Obama’s school lunches to shut up and play: How the GOP now loves what it used to loathe
4 months ago

From Michelle Obama’s school lunches to shut up and play: How the GOP now loves what it used to loathe

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Weeks before his nomination, he said on Fox & Friends last month that if …

RFK Jr brutally mocked over ‘MAHA’ hypocrisy as he enjoys McDonald's ‘really bad’ meal with Trump; Here's what they ate
4 months ago

RFK Jr brutally mocked over ‘MAHA’ hypocrisy as he enjoys McDonald's ‘really bad’ meal with Trump; Here's what they ate

Hindustan Times  

A photo of President-elect Donald Trump, his son Trump Jr, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Robert F. Kennedy Jr enjoying a McDonald's meal has gone viral on social media. Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Donald Trump Jr, and RFK Jr posed with McDonald's meals onboard Trump Force One Saturday night as Speaker Mike Johnson smiles behind them. He has openly denounced …

Robert F Kennedy Jr. Who Called Fast Food 'Poison', Seen Having Burger With Trump
4 months ago

Robert F Kennedy Jr. Who Called Fast Food 'Poison', Seen Having Burger With Trump

ABP News  

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was photographed on Trump Force One posing with a McDonald’s Big Mac and a Coca-Cola. Kennedy Jr, who has criticised Trump's love for fast food was seated next to Trump, tech guru Elon Musk and Donald Trump Jr. on Trump’s Boeing 757 during a trip to UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden Saturday, according to the …

RFK Jr seen enjoying McDonald's meal with Trump, had called fast food poison
4 months ago

RFK Jr seen enjoying McDonald's meal with Trump, had called fast food poison

India Today  

US President-elect Donald Trump's pick to head the US Health Department, Robert F Kennedy Jr, who had criticised Trump's fondness for fast food, was seen eating fast food with him in a picture. In a picture shared by Donald Trump Jr on X, which also featured Elon Musk, Trump, and US House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson, Kennedy Jr can …

Just poison: Trump's health secretary pick RFK Jr rips his love for fast food
4 months, 1 week ago

Just poison: Trump's health secretary pick RFK Jr rips his love for fast food

India Today  

Robert F Kennedy Jr, Donald Trump’s choice to head the US Health Department, recently delivered a scathing critique of the President-elect’s eating habits, labelling what he heats as "poison". In a recent interview, RFK Jr, asserted that Trump’s diet during the campaign trail was “really bad”. Kennedy, during the interview, also recalled a conversation with an executive of a mixed …

“The stuff that he eats is really… bad”: RFK Jr. slams Trump’s fast-food diet
4 months, 1 week ago

“The stuff that he eats is really… bad”: RFK Jr. slams Trump’s fast-food diet

Salon  

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made it clear that he’s not a fan of soon-to-be-president Donald Trump’s eating habits. The former independent presidential candidate, who is slated to secure a top health role in Trump’s administration, appeared on Tuesday’s episode of “The Joe Polish Show” podcast, where he called Trump’s diet “poison.” “The stuff that he eats is really, like, …

Trump's Diet Gets Totally Cooked By RFK Jr.
4 months, 1 week ago

Trump's Diet Gets Totally Cooked By RFK Jr.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Robert F. Kennedy Jr. didn’t sugarcoat his review of Donald Trump’s diet during an interview on “The Joe Polish Show” this week. “The stuff that he eats is really, like, bad,” said Kennedy, the anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist who ditched his own independent presidential campaign to endorse Trump and who the president-elect has promised will be allowed to …

How vaccine sceptic Robert F Kennedy Jr wants to 'Make America Healthy Again'
4 months, 2 weeks ago

How vaccine sceptic Robert F Kennedy Jr wants to 'Make America Healthy Again'

Firstpost  

During the final stretch of campaigning, Donald Trump announced that RFK Jr would ‘have a big role in health care’ if he won. Here’s why this is concerning US President-elect Donald Trump earlier announced Robert F Kennedy Jr, a long-time conspiracy theorist and vaccination critic, would have a “big role in health care” if he won. RFK Jr would “have …

A world without seed oils and pesticides? The food industry braces for RFK Jr. era.
4 months, 3 weeks ago

A world without seed oils and pesticides? The food industry braces for RFK Jr. era.

Politico  

As one food industry lobbyist put it, Kennedy has “taken on a whole life of his own in the last few weeks.” Over the weekend, Trump told podcaster Joe Rogan he was 100 percent committed to including Kennedy in his administration, with a focus on health. “And then also the USDA,” Kennedy continued, “which, you know, is key to making …

"Pro-starvation agenda": Kevin McCarthy called out as GOP plots food aid cuts
1 year, 11 months ago

"Pro-starvation agenda": Kevin McCarthy called out as GOP plots food aid cuts

Salon  

This article originally appeared at Common Dreams. So do over 65,000 men, women, and children in the community I serve," Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pa., said in a statement Sunday after Politico reported that McCarthy's, R-Calif., proposal includes an expansion of work requirements for certain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients and a call to limit states' ability to waive work mandates—a …

What Happens Next With Trump's Food Benefit Cuts
5 years, 3 months ago

What Happens Next With Trump's Food Benefit Cuts

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― The first of the Trump administration’s three major cutbacks to federal food benefits will go into effect next April, unless a judge blocks it. The food benefits rule finalized last week reduces states’ authority to set their own eligibility standards for the subset of SNAP beneficiaries who don’t have children and aren’t disabled. The USDA …

Forget Trump's "box" troll: Here's how to make the food stamp program better
7 years, 1 month ago

Forget Trump's "box" troll: Here's how to make the food stamp program better

Salon  

Donald Trump's administration may be incompetent when it comes to governance, but it's aces when it comes to unparalleled corruption and trolling. The first thing to understand, argued Stacy Dean of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, is that SNAP is "pretty successful now," not just because it provides short-term hunger relief, but also because of the program's "long-term …

Column: Trump’s plan to replace food stamps with food boxes is his meanest idea yet
7 years, 1 month ago

Column: Trump’s plan to replace food stamps with food boxes is his meanest idea yet

LA Times  

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, seen here testifying on Capitol Hill, is confused about how his food-box idea will save money on food stamps while imposing $2.5 billion in new costs on states. Trump’s budget proposal, released on Monday, calls for replacing half of the monthly cash benefit for most recipients with a Department of Agriculture food box containing “shelf-stable milk, …

Trump Administration Wants To Decide What Food SNAP Recipients Will Get
7 years, 1 month ago

Trump Administration Wants To Decide What Food SNAP Recipients Will Get

NPR  

Trump Administration Wants To Decide What Food SNAP Recipients Will Get Enlarge this image toggle caption Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post/Getty Images Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post/Getty Images The Trump administration is proposing a major shake-up in one of the country's most important "safety net" programs, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps. Under the proposal, which …

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