Overview
- Speaking on Katie Miller’s podcast, the health secretary said the president eats “very bad food,” citing McDonald’s, sweets and constant Diet Coke.
- He said the junk food occurs mainly when traveling for security reasons and because the president trusts large-brand products.
- Kennedy added, “I don’t know how he is still alive,” yet also described the president as “incredibly healthy” with “a constitution like a god.”
- He noted the president is usually well fed at the White House or at Mar-a-Lago.
- The comments came as Kennedy promotes new federal nutrition guidance that reverses the old pyramid and has drawn criticism from health experts.