Viral photo of RFK Jr eating McDonalds with Donald Trump on private jet sparks meme fest online

The photograph of Donald Trump and RFK Jr, which also included tech billionaire Elon Musk, Don Jr, and House Speaker Mike Johnson, went viral quickly
PUBLISHED NOV 18, 2024
Robert F Kennedy Jr had a McDonald's meal with Donald Trump on November 16, 2024 (Getty Images)
Robert F Kennedy Jr had a McDonald's meal with Donald Trump on November 16, 2024 (Getty Images)

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Robert F Kennedy Jr was photographed having a McDonald's meal and Coca-Cola with president-elect Donald Trump aboard Trump Force One on Saturday, November 16, reported Newsweek.

The photograph, which also included tech billionaire Elon Musk, Donald Trump Jr, and House Speaker Mike Johnson, went viral online, leading to Kennedy Jr getting heavily trolled across social media platforms.

RFK Jr has been recently named by Trump to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in his upcoming administration and is famous for his crusade against ultra-processed food. Consuming McDonald's was thus out of character for him, as he coined the slogan, "Make America Healthy Again."



 

The rush of memes that followed the viral image was spearheaded by Don Jr, who posted it on X (Twitter) with the snappy caption, "Make America Healthy Again starts TOMORROW."

RFK Jr's disdain for fast food

Robert Kennedy Jr has been concerned about the rise in obesity and lifestyle-related diseases in the United States and blames ultra-processed foods as a major contributor. During an interview on 'The Joe Polish Show', he claimed that Trump ate "just poison" on the campaign trail.

"The stuff that he eats is really, like, bad," he stated. "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."

Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump works behind the counter making french fries during a visit to McDonald's restaurant on October 20, 2024 in Feasterville-Trevose, Pennsylvania. Trump is campaigning the entire day in the state of Pennsylvania. Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris continue to campaign in battleground swing states ahead of the November 5th election. (Photo by Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images)
Donald Trump works behind the counter making french fries during a visit to McDonald's restaurant on October 20, 2024, in Feasterville-Trevose, Pennsylvania (Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images)

In the viral photograph, Kennedy Jr had fries from McDonald's in front of him, which were reportedly cooked in seed oils. The former independent presidential candidate considers such oils as "one of the most unhealthy ingredients that we have in foods," contributing to "body-wide inflammation," as told to Fox News back in October.

RFK Jr and Donald Trump's viral photo sparks meme fest

Netizens had a field day mocking RFK Jr partaking in a McDonald's meal with Donald Trump on the latter's private jet. 

"Bobby is trying to be a good sport, but really crying inside," wrote one social media user.



 

"Holy s**t he actually did the meme," said another.



 

"RFK holding that burger," one person wrote.



 

"The look on his face lmaooo," noted another.



 

"When your kid brings you 'food' and you try to act excited," shared one individual.



 

"I get it!" exclaimed another with a meme.



 

Another shared a 'Seinfeld' GIF to show the hilarity of the situation.



 

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