Updated
Updated · Raw Story · Aug 14
RFK Jr. Says Air Force One Carries Boxes of McDonald's as Trump Fears Food Poisoning
Updated
Updated · Raw Story · Aug 14

RFK Jr. Says Air Force One Carries Boxes of McDonald's as Trump Fears Food Poisoning

3 articles · Updated · Raw Story · Aug 14

Summary

  • Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Air Force One is stocked with “boxes and boxes” of McDonald’s when President Donald Trump travels, based on trips he took with the president.
  • Kennedy told the “Net Positive” podcast Trump turns to national chains on the road because he is “scared of getting food poisoning,” even as Kennedy leads the administration’s Make America Healthy Again push.
  • Pressed on whether Trump’s diet clashes with that health agenda, Kennedy said he is “not like a scold” and argued Trump “eats really good food most of the time.”
  • Trump’s fast-food habits have surfaced before: a Florida lawmaker last year described him eating fries, a Filet-O-Fish, a Quarter Pounder and a Big Mac, while Mehmet Oz joked in February about his faith in diet soda.

Insights

Why does the President rely on fast food to avoid illness, and is it actually safer than standard travel meals?
How will the ongoing FDA phase-out of synthetic dyes impact the fast-food chains favored during presidential travel?
Can a diet split between ultra-processed travel meals and fresh estate food truly align with the new national health agenda?