‘Make America Healthy Again’: RFK Jr. Wins Over Fans by Stoking Food Toxin Fear

  • Aims to end ‘corporate stranglehold’ on America’s nutrition
  • Trump backing was voter ‘needle-mover’: wellness podcast host

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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“Make America Great Again” has long been a signature phrase at Donald Trump’s rally speeches. Its recent offshoot, “Make America Healthy Again” or MAHA, is now spreading on social media as fitness influencers and parents embrace a push by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to clean up US food production.

Kennedy, who has been promised a role in health and food safety by the incoming Trump administration, has long drawn scorn among public health experts who oppose his anti-vaccine stance and demands to remove fluoride from drinking water, cornerstone public health strategies. He has also advocated for drinking raw milk, which the US Food and Drug Administration warns can cause serious health risks.