THIS is what Donald Trump, his son, and new cabinet members ordered from McDonald’s in the viral picture featuring an uncomfortable RFK Jr.
Over the weekend, the incoming President treated Elon Musk, RFK Jr., and his son Donald Trump Jr. to a McDonald’s feast on his private plane.
InstagramElon Musk, Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr, and Robert F Kennedy Jr tucked into a McDonald’s feast over the weekend[/caption]
ReutersRFK’s inclusion in the McDonald’s meal sparked interest online following his criticism of such food as ‘poison’[/caption]
GettyTrump and Musk were pictured at Madison Square Garden after also being seated next to eachother earlier in the day on Trump Force One[/caption]
A photo of the meal quickly got attention online as it came just days after RFK Jr criticised Trump’s love of fast food, especially McDonalds as “poison” and calling it “really bad.”
The comments he made on Monday about the Trump campaign’s food were just three days before RFK Jr was made America’s next health secretary.
On the Joe Polish podcast, he said: “Campaign food is always bad, but the food that goes onto [Trump Force One] 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.”
He has long been critical of fast food, especially McDonald’s which he believes has made America a country of unfit and depressed people.
But, by Saturday, he was snapped by Margo Martin, Trump’s deputy director of communications, with an uncomfortable smile as the foursome were about to tuck into the McDonald’s feast.
Trump appeared to be ready to enjoy a Filet-O-Fish, a Big Mac, fries and a Fanta orange.
Meanwhile, Musk who is set to co-lead the new Department of Government Efficiency with Vivek Ramaswamy, had a Quarter Pounder with cheese, 10 chicken nuggets, fries and ketchup.
Opposite him was RFK Jr, awkwardly opening the box of his Big Mac, looking a lot less joyful than his companions.
On the tray in front of him, he also had chicken nuggets, fries, and a regular Coca-Cola.
To his right was Trump’s eldest son who was beaming while holding up his fries.
He also had a box of 10 chicken nuggets in front of him.
After people noted RFK Jr’s awkward smile, Trump joked that his new health secretary’s goal to “make America healthy again” would be delayed until “tomorrow.”
After it became clear that RFK was going to be Trump’s health chief, the processed food industry saw stocks fall by three per cent – the largest drop since October 2023.
Some have seen the snap from Trump Force One labelled “the cool kids table” by Martin as Trump’s picks having their hand’s forced by their new boss.
On X, one commentator said: “RFK’s initiation into the group is to eat every single thing on McDonald’s menu.”
The comment came after Eric Daugherty, an assistant news director shared the picture saying, “they made RFK jr. eat McDonalds,” with a crying emoji.
“The look on RFKs face,” another added whiel others claimed that if he wasn’t pictured eating it, it might not have happened.
DONALD MCDONALD
Despite the incoming health secreatary’s aversion to fast food, McDonald’s played a crucial role in the final days of the campaign trail.
Two weeks before the election, the President-elect donned a yellow and black apron to work the drive-thru hatch of a McDonalds after Kamala Harris said she paid college tuition by working there.
The 78-year-old’s love of McDonald’s has been increasingly commented on with his eldest son saying: “I think my father knows the McDonald’s menu much better than Kamala Harris ever did.”
Trump previously told CNN that the world’s largest fast-food restaurant is often his go-to as he can rely on the fact it has a “certain standard.”
Donald Trump’s Cabinet Picks
In the days following his dominant Election Day victory, President-elect Donald Trump has begun carving out his future administation.
Here’s a list of Trump’s confirmed cabinet picks:
Susie Wiles – White House Chief of Staff
Stephen Miller – Deputy Chief of Staff
Bill McGinley – White House counsel
Tom Homan, ex-ICE acting director – “Border Czar”
Elise Stefanik, Republican New York representative – Ambassador to the United Nations
Lee Zeldin, former New York representative – Environmental Protection Agency administrator
Marco Rubio, Republican Florida senator – Secretary of State
Kristi Noem, Republican South Dakota governor – Homeland Security Secretary
Mike Huckabee, former Arkansas governor – Ambassador to Israel
John Ratcliffe, former Texas representative – CIA director
Pete Hegseth, US Army veteran – Secretary of Defense
Mike Waltz, Republican Florida representative – National Security Advisor
Steven Witkoff, real estate investor – Middle East envoy
Elon Musk & Vivek Ramaswamy – Department of Government Efficiency
Tim Scott, Republican South Carolina senator – Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee
Tulsi Gabbard, former Hawaii representative – Director of National Intelligence
Matt Gaetz, Republican Florida representative – Attorney General
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services
Jay Clayton , US Attorney for the Southern District of New York
Doug Burgum, Republican North Dakota governor – Department of Interior
Todd Blanche, lawyer – Deputy Attorney General
Karoline Leavitt – White House Press Secretary
Chris Wright, oil industry executive – Energy Secretary
Doug Collins, served in Iraq 2008, former congressman of Georgia’s 9th district from 2013-2021 – Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs
William McGinley, partner at law firm Holtzman Vogel, former White House Cabinet secretary for Trump – White House Counsel
Steven Cheung, rapid response director for Trump 2016 campaign – White House Communications Director
William Owen Scharf , federal prosecutor – Assistant to the President and White House Staff Secretary
Dean John Sauer, appellate attorney and former Solicitor General of Missouri, lead counsel in Supreme Court for Trump v United States – Solicitor General of the US
Commissioner Brendan Carr, Former senior Republican on FCC and ex-FFC General Counsel – Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.
Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson has even claimed that Trump likes to be served ketchup from a bottle.
Speaking to Jimmy Kimmel she said: “He likes to hear his valet or whoever is serving him his meal – he likes to hear the pop.”
Other allies have commented on Trump’s eating habits with UFC CEO Dana White telling Tucker Carlson that Trump’s go-to drink of choice is coke.
White said: “I’ve never seen him drink water. Ever.
“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.”
But, if RFK gets his way, there will be a crackdown on Trump’s favorite processed foods containing additives and dangerous chemicals known to be damaging to health.
Another key part of the Trump Force One picture was Musk’s proximity to his new boss and once again proving he is part of Trump’s inner circle.
Since the election win and being confirmed as entering Trump’s cabinet in the new Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk has been consistently at Trump’s side.
The Space X founder has managed to emerge as Trump’s “co-president” due to the pair’s close ties, which has already caused friction behind the scenes, sources have said.
Musk has been invovled in official phone calls with two world leaders including Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky, been on the Trump golf course with the president elect and his family, and was sitting next to the republican leader during the UFC fight on Saturday.
But, the unconventional duo are beginning to frustrate MAGA big-hitters with Musk taking credit for the Republican clean sweep, say sources close to Trump.
Trump himself even cracked a joke at a black tie bash in Mar-a-Lago on Thursday as he said about Musk: “He likes this place, I can’t get him out of here.”
ReutersTrump worked on the French fry station in a campaign stop at McDonald’s[/caption]
ReutersTrump prepped a portion of fries – which he said was his favourite item on the menu[/caption]