RFK Jr. Criticizes President Trump's Fast-Food Diet, Cites Dr. Oz's High Testosterone Finding

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. criticized President Trump's fast-food diet on Katie Miller's podcast, saying Dr. Mehmet Oz reported high testosterone in his records.

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HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told the Katie Miller Podcast on Jan. 13 that President Trump's frequent McDonald's, candy and Diet Coke diet baffled him.

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Kennedy said Trump eats poorer food while traveling, preferring big-chain items he trusts not to cause illness, but allegedly eats better at Mar-a-Lago and the White House.

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He described the president as having the constitution of a deity and said he didn't know how Trump remained alive despite 'pumping himself full of poison' on the road.

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Kennedy cited Dr. Mehmet Oz, now CMS administrator, saying Oz saw Trump's records and noted the highest testosterone he'd ever seen for someone over 70.

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Comments came amid broader HHS moves: Kennedy unveiled new dietary guidelines and pared childhood vaccine recommendations, situating personal remarks within policy shifts and health credibility debates.

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Center-leaning sources frame coverage to cast doubt on Trump's health and fitness. Editorially they foreground provocative source quotes (Kennedy's McDonald’s/diet remarks) and select background (McDonald’s anecdotes), then juxtapose those with reported signs — bruises, slurred speech, bandages and a vascular diagnosis — while giving a brief Dr. Oz counterquote, producing a skeptical cumulative narrative.

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RFK Jr. mentioned that President Trump eats McDonald's, candy, and drinks Diet Coke, especially when traveling.

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