RFK Jr says he is not coming after your Big Mac or Twinkie - he just wants you to know what's in it
RFK Jr says he is not coming after your Big Mac or Twinkie - he just wants you to know what's in it
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‘I don't want to take food away from anybody. If you like ... a McDonald's cheeseburger, Diet Coke, which my boss loves, you should be able to get them,’ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s nominee for health secretary, said during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday that he’s not coming after anyone’s Big Macs or Twinkies if he’s confirmed as secretary of Health and Human Services.
Kennedy is testifying during the first of two Senate confirmation hearings. This is his first public confrontation with senators; his previous meetings have taken place behind closed doors. “We need to ... 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,” said Kennedy. “But I don't want to take food away from anybody. If you like ... a McDonald's cheeseburger, Diet Coke, which my boss loves, you should be able to get them.”.
“If you want to eat Hostess Twinkies, you should be able to do that, but you should know what the impacts are on your family and on your health,” he added. Kennedy’s anti-vaccine stances have worried health experts, as have his views opposing fluoridated water and supporting raw milk in the face of federal regulators who argue it’s dangerous.
