White House chef spills the tea on how he 'manipulated' Trump's diet
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A former White House chef is dishing on how he tried to get Donald Trump, known for his love of junk food, to be more healthy during his first term. Chef Andre Rush, who worked in the White House during four administrations serving up meals for President Bill Clinton through the president-elect's first term, spoke with Politico about the incoming president's diet and how it may have been healthier in the White House than some may have thought.
![[Trump with Don Jr., Elon Musk, and HHS secretary nominee Robert Kennedy Jr. eating McDonald's last month in a picture shared by his son on social media]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/15/93277303-14205971-Trump_with_Don_Jr_Elon_Musk_and_HHS_secretary_nominee_Robert_Ken-m-21_1734535136942.jpg)
78-year-old Trump has famously been photographed chowing down on a range of fast foods from McDonald's to Kentucky Fried Chicken over the years. But according to Rush, he used to try to 'manipulate' Trump's meals to make them healthier during his first term by substituting similar items.
![[Trump posing with a table full of fast food in the State Dining Room of the White House in January 2019 ahead of a reception with the Clemson Tigers]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/15/93277213-14205971-image-a-19_1734534996824.jpg)
Rush noted that with the president-elect's advanced age, he would encourage more healthy eating the second time round. 'I would try to incorporate as many healthy food items as I possibly could,' Rush told Politico. 'Especially because he's known for not drinking water.'.
![[Trump posing with KFC in a picture he posted on Twitter before he was elected president the first time]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/15/93277219-14205971-image-a-17_1734534903585.jpg)
'He’s always been on his soda trip. That’s all he drinks, 24/7. He’s been living off it and says, "It hasn’t hurt me yet." But that’s a cliche we all go through until it hurts you,' he added. President-elect Donald Trump chowing down on McDonald's french fries.
Trump was famously known for having a 'Diet Coke button' at the White House, so an aide could bring him his beverage of choice whenever he wanted one. The chef shared how he would include flavoring such as lemon or orange to Trump’s water to try and get him to drink more of it.
