RFK Jr. says he ‘doesn’t know how Trump is still alive’ as he breaks down president’s ‘really bad’ diet

It is perhaps one of the most durable paradoxes in American politics: a President who has built a political movement around national vitality yet fuels his own engine with a relentless cycle of processed carbohydrates and deep-fried proteins. That Donald Trump is not exactly a paragon of holistic health is no secret. The 47th President’s affinity for McDonald’s has transcended mere preference to become a staple of his public persona. Now, however, the man tasked with overseeing the nation’s health, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has offered a blunt assessment of his commander-in-chief’s “really bad” dietary habits, posing a question many have wondered privately: How is Donald Trump still alive?

A Long-Running Love Affair with the Golden Arches

Donald Trump’s diet has never been a subject of mystery. His routine is famously devoid of vegetables and largely sedentary, save for the occasional round of golf. During his 2016 campaign, he told CNN’s Anderson Cooper that the McDonald’s Quarter Pounder was “great stuff.” Nearly a decade later, he reaffirmed that loyalty during the 2024 campaign by donning an apron at a Feasterville-Trevose, Pennsylvania, McDonald’s.

“I love McDonald’s,” Trump declared at the time, using the photo-op to defend the dignity of service work while indulging his own palate.

The President’s “love story” with the Golden Arches dates back years. In 2017, reports surfaced that his longtime bodyguard, Keith Schiller, was frequently dispatched on “fast food runs” to Queens while Trump waited in a nearby limousine. The order was almost always consistent: Egg McMuffins in the morning, or a pair of Quarter Pounders and large fries later in the day.

Former campaign officials Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie famously chronicled a standard “dinner” order in their book Let Trump Be Trump: “two Big Macs, two Fillet-O-Fish and a chocolate malted shake.”

The “Poison” Defense

While health experts cringe at such caloric density, Trump has offered a uniquely “Trumpian” rationale for his choices. In his 2018 book Fire and Fury, author Michael Wolff noted that the President harbored a long-standing fear of being poisoned. Fast food offered a layer of security: since the kitchen staff never knew the President was coming, the food was presumably safe from tampering.

Even when dining away from the drive-thru, the President’s tastes remain rigid. His former butler, the late Tony Senecal, once remarked that Trump insisted on well-done steaks served with ketchup, explicitly ordering that no “garbage”—meaning relishes, garnishes, or green vegetables—touch the plate.

The RFK Jr. Doctrine vs. The Presidential Diet

As Trump returns to the White House, he does so alongside a Health Secretary whose entire platform is built on dismantling the very food systems that produce the President’s favorite meals. Secretary Kennedy recently launched a sweeping set of new dietary guidelines for Americans, aiming to “end the war on saturated fats” while promoting whole foods and healthy proteins.

Kennedy’s guidelines call for a “dramatic reduction” in ultra-processed foods—specifically those laden with refined carbohydrates, chemical additives, and excess sodium. This creates a fascinating friction within the administration: the President’s diet is essentially a checklist of everything his Health Secretary wishes to eliminate from the American pantry.

“The Constitution of a Deity”

Speaking on Katie Miller’s podcast, Kennedy didn’t hold back his amazement at the President’s resilience.

“The interesting thing about the president is that he eats really bad food, which is McDonald’s, and, you know, candy and Diet Coke. But he drinks Diet Coke at all times,” Kennedy said. “He has the constitution of a deity. I don’t know how he’s alive, but he is.”

Kennedy noted that the President justifies his fast-food intake as a necessity of being “on the road,” citing a trust in big corporations to provide a consistent, sickness-free product. When at Mar-a-Lago or the White House, Kennedy claims Trump eats “really good food,” though he stopped short of defining whether that meant “good” in flavor or “good” in nutritional value.

“When you travel with him, you get the impression that he’s just pumping himself full of poison all day long,” Kennedy continued. “You don’t know how he’s walking around, much less being the most energetic person any of us have ever met. But, I actually think he does eat pretty good food. I mean, he’s in incredible health.”

Whether it is genetic fortune or sheer force of will, the President continues to defy the conventional laws of biology. As the administration moves forward with an “America First” health agenda, the nation is left with a striking visual: a Health Secretary preaching the virtues of organic kale while the President reaches for another Filet-O-Fish.