Endorsing Donald Trump in his campaign for the upcoming US presidential election, Robert F Kennedy Jr found himself caught between a rock and a hard place on Monday after the former president made a stop at a McDonald’s franchise in Philadelphia and tried his hand at making French fries.
Despite his pledge to ‘Make America Healthy Again‘ (MAHA) and tackle chronic health issues in the country alongside the Trump, RFK Jr defended fast food as “part of American culture.”
Taking to X, Kennedy said, “Fast food is a part of American culture.But that doesn’t mean it has to be unhealthy, or that we can’t make better choices. Did you know that McDonald’s used to use beef tallow to make their fries from 1940 until phasing it out in favor of seed oils in 1990?”
“This switch was made because saturated animal fats were thought to be unhealthy, but we have since discovered that seed oils are one of the driving causes of the obesity epidemic. Interestingly enough, this began to drastically rise around the same time fast food restaurants switched from beef tallow to seed oils in their fryers,” he added.
“People who enjoy a burger with fries on a night out aren’t to blame, and Americans should have every right to eat out at a restaurant without being unknowingly poisoned by heavily subsidized seed oils. It’s time to Make Frying Oil Tallow Again,” he further said.
Earlier, as part of his push to improve the nation’s health, RFK Jr frequently targeted America’s food supply and diet.
Meanwhile, memes of RFK Jr crying hysterically and reacting with outrage to Trump serving up burgers and French fries cooked in seed oils flooded sites like X.
“The utter irony of Trump propping up RFK Jr to get rid of junk food for a healthy nation initiative, then turning around and going to McDonald’s to serve Americans junk food,” X user @tinaturnacorner wrote.
Kennedy endorsed former President Donald Trump after suspending his presidential campaign. The endorsement has sparked significant discussion, particularly within the Kennedy family, who have long been associated with Democratic ideals.
