RFK Jr. is right in saying Trump should fix obesity

Published August 27, 2024 6:00am ET



Robert F. Kennedy Jr. addressed an important problem when he dropped out of the 2024 presidential election and endorsed former President Donald Trump.

Kennedy spoke about the country’s poor physical health, including how it is a problem that 74% of people in the United States are overweight and 43% are obese. He also said obesity was exceptionally rare at the start of the 20th century, and obese people were in the circus.

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