RFK Jr dares governor of America's fattest state to do regular public weigh-ins

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is connected a ngo to marque America steadfast again, and he’s tackling the country’s astir obese authorities — and its governor.

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey, R, and Kennedy held a associated lawsuit connected Friday to denote a prohibition connected definite nutrient dyes. The politician besides took the accidental to denote that his authorities has submitted a waiver that would prohibit Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants from utilizing the benefits to acquisition soda.

Morrisey celebrated the move, saying his authorities was "putting ‘nutrition’ backmost into the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program."

"I impulse each politician to travel West Virginia’s pb and taxable a waiver to the USDA to region soda from SNAP. If there’s 1 happening we tin hold on, it should beryllium eliminating taxpayer-funded soda subsidies for lower-income kids," Kennedy said successful a connection up of the event.

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey, left, holds a missive of intent to petition changes to the state's SNAP and nutrient dye authorities adjacent to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., right, connected Friday, March 28, 2025, successful Martinsburg, W. Va. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

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Kennedy, however, isn’t conscionable looking to marque the state’s residents healthier, he’s trying to shrink Morrisey’s waistline arsenic well. He recalled getting to cognize the politician during the modulation play arsenic the Trump medication prepared for the president’s instrumentality to the White House. According to Kennedy, helium didn’t sugarcoat his thoughts connected Morrisey’s weight.

"The archetypal clip I saw him, I said, ‘You look similar you ate Governor Morrisey,’" Kennedy said during his associated quality with the West Virginia governor. "I americium going to enactment him connected a truly rigorous regimen, and we’re gonna enactment him connected a carnivore diet."

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., left, speaks during an lawsuit announcing projected changes to SNAP and nutrient dye authorities with West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey, right, Friday, March 28, 2025, successful Martinsburg, W. Va.  (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

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Additionally, Kennedy suggested that the politician bash a nationalist weigh-in each period and encouraged those successful the assemblage who wanted Morrisey to enactment to rise their hands. The HHS main besides vowed to instrumentality to West Virginia erstwhile Morrisey loses 30lbs to bash a solemnisation and a nationalist weigh-in.

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey speaks during an lawsuit announcing projected changes to SNAP and nutrient dye legislation, Friday, March 28, 2025, successful Martinsburg, W. Va.  (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

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Morrisey’s policies could marque a large alteration for West Virginia, which presently has a higher complaint of obesity than immoderate different state. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), arsenic of 2023, West Virginia was 1 of lone 3 states to person an obesity prevalence of 40% oregon greater. Arkansas’ obesity prevalence was 40%, Mississippi’s was 40.1%, portion West Virginia’s was 41.2%.

As of 2022, the World Obesity Foundation ranked the U.S. arsenic the 19th astir obese state successful the satellite with 43.29% of adults being obese. Meanwhile, American Samoa was ranked fig 1 with implicit 75% of adults suffering from obesity.