Donald Trump's Diet Comes Under Fire From His Supporters

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. described President-elect Donald Trump's eating habits as "really bad" in a recent interview.

Kennedy, who Trump promised could "go wild on health" in his new administration, said on The Joe Polish Show that the president-elect ate "just poison" on the campaign trail.

"The stuff that he eats is really, like, bad," the former independent presidential candidate said. "The food that goes onto that airplane is like just poison. You have a choice between—you don't have the choice—you're either given KFC or Big Macs. That's when you're lucky and then the rest of the stuff I consider kind of inedible."

Kennedy did acknowledge that food consumed on the campaign trail is "always bad."

Kennedy is not the only Trump ally who has recently critiqued his diet. UFC CEO Dana White told Tucker Carlson this month that the president-elect, who has described his medical records as "flawless," seems to prefer soda over water and has a penchant for Big Macs and candy.

While watching a UFC event together, White said Trump repeatedly turned down water.

"It's six hours. So, I'll ask him, 'You want a water?'" White said, adding that Trump declined the offer.

"And then someone will bring him over a coke. And he'll drink coke. I've never seen him drink water. Ever," White said. "He's a different animal because I was doing the same thing, minus the Coca-Cola, and I had one foot in the grave—and I'm 55, not 78."

Trump's love for McDonald's has been long known. Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law, wrote in his 2022 memoir Breaking History that one of Trump's favorite meals was "a McDonald's Big Mac, Filet-o-Fish, fries and a vanilla shake."

A similar Trump go-to McDonald's order—two Big Macs, two Filet-O-Fish and a chocolate malted shake—was mentioned in the 2017 book Let Trump Be Trump by former Trump campaign officials Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie.

Politico reported in 2017, citing an unnamed former aide, that Trump's bodyguard Keith Schiller would get him McDonald's during his first presidential campaign. His order would be Egg McMuffins in the morning and two quarter-pounders and a large fry later in the day.

The New York Times reported in December 2017 that Trump drinks 12 Diet Cokes a day.

When he hosted the Clemson Tigers football team at the White House in 2019, Trump presented them with a meal of "great American food" featuring items from Wendy's, Burger King, Domino's and McDonald's. Due to the partial government shutdown, most White House food staff had been furloughed, so Trump paid for the dinner himself.

Trump's love for the fast-food chain was emphasized during a campaign stop at a McDonald's in Pennsylvania, where he worked at the fry station last month.

White House chef Andre Rush, who cooked for Trump's first presidential administration, told The Sun he often made burgers, tacos or meatloaf for the president but encouraged him to change his dietary habits.

"He's 78 years old, so his food habits should change. I'm not saying they are going to change, but back in the day, he was always on the run," Rush said. "Now it's up to the chefs to understand and also kinda manipulate to try and get him to eat more healthy."

While, unlike his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump did not release his medical records in the leadup to the presidential election, a spokesperson for his campaign said he was in "perfect and excellent health to be Commander in Chief."

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said he has "put out more medical exams than any other president in history" and "aced two cognitive exams."

"The doctor stated that my 'cognitive exams were exceptional!'" Trump wrote. "I am far healthier than Clinton, Bush, Obama, Biden, but especially, Kamala."

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