{"id":255563,"date":"2026-08-04T14:51:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T14:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/04\/robert-f-kennedy-jr-boasts-he-doesnt-have-a-gag-reflex-eats-stuff-i-find-on-the-street\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T14:51:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T14:51:21","slug":"robert-f-kennedy-jr-boasts-he-doesnt-have-a-gag-reflex-eats-stuff-i-find-on-the-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/04\/robert-f-kennedy-jr-boasts-he-doesnt-have-a-gag-reflex-eats-stuff-i-find-on-the-street\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Boasts He Doesn&#8217;t &#8216;Have a Gag Reflex&#8217; &#038; Eats &#8216;Stuff I Find on the Street&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We all know Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for his conspiracy theories, his roadkill obsession, his unusual voice, and for having a reputation for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/01\/caroline-kennedy-blasts-rfk-jr-as-predator-drug-addict-ahead-of-confirmation-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">being an unhinged maniac<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>(That last bit is basically how his own family describes him.)<\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview, RFK Jr. declared that he does not \u201chave a gag reflex.\u201d What?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll eat, you know, even stuff I find on the street,\u201d he continued, as if people hadn\u2019t already concluded as much.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0804_rfkjr_01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Robert F Kennedy Jr in 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-560405 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0804_rfkjr_01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0804_rfkjr_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0804_rfkjr_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0804_rfkjr_01-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0804_rfkjr_01-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0804_rfkjr_01-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0804_rfkjr_01-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0804_rfkjr_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks on November 12, 2025.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Alex Wong\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-i-don-t-have-a-gag-reflex\">\u2018I don\u2019t have a gag reflex\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>The Trump regime\u2019s head of Health and Human Services sat down with Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy of <em>USA Today<\/em> for a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=U9ijwLzuyCg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">interview<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>His goal was to promote his new YouTube cooking series,<em> The Real Food Show<\/em>. More on that later.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy ended up distracting from his agenda by some very strange remarks during the interview.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will literally eat anything,\u201d he announced. (That is notoriously true.)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t have a gag reflex,\u201d RFK Jr. continued. \u201cLet me put it like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:6whlcnfew6ajlhhtmqex5qme\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3ms6mskpo7a2n\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreibhvhfrnsah6agaqgthuorxsuofcfsebmlybmj3vkoyxmfnlfkjyy\" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode=\"dark\">\n<p lang=\"en\">RFK Jr claims no gag reflex.<\/p>\n<p>RFK Jr discusses his eating habits and willingness to try different foods. RFK Jr&#8217;s statement may surprise or intrigue viewers due to its unconventional nature.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:6whlcnfew6ajlhhtmqex5qme\/post\/3ms6mskpo7a2n?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ahad (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:6whlcnfew6ajlhhtmqex5qme?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@ahadreports.bsky.social<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:6whlcnfew6ajlhhtmqex5qme\/post\/3ms6mskpo7a2n?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 3, 2026 at 9:41 AM<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>If it were up to us, we would not, in fact, <em>let him put it like that<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>We don\u2019t think that RFK Jr. means to claim that he\u2019s some sort of <em>throat goat<\/em>. Nancy Reagan\u2019s trophy is safe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will eat anything,\u201d he repeated. \u201cAnd I love experimenting with foods.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy continued: \u201cI love all different kinds of foods. When I travel, I\u2019ll eat, you know, even stuff I find on the street.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The notorious roadkill-collector quickly claimed that he was referring to \u201cstreet vendors.\u201d <em>Then just say that<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"thg-ytf\" data-ytid=\"U9ijwLzuyCg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/U9ijwLzuyCg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018I will literally eat anything\u2019 RFK Jr. tells USA TODAY in an exclusive interview\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/U9ijwLzuyCg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018I will literally eat anything\u2019 RFK Jr. tells USA TODAY in an exclusive interview\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"lazyload\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video: \u2018I will literally eat anything\u2019 RFK Jr. tells USA TODAY in an exclusive interview\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"68\" height=\"48\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M66.5 7.7a8 8 0 0 0-5.6-5.7C56 .7 34 .7 34 .7s-22 0-26.9 1.3A8 8 0 0 0 1.5 7.7 83 83 0 0 0 .2 24a83 83 0 0 0 1.3 16.3 8 8 0 0 0 5.6 5.7C12 47.3 34 47.3 34 47.3s22 0 26.9-1.3a8 8 0 0 0 5.6-5.7A83 83 0 0 0 67.8 24a83 83 0 0 0-1.3-16.3z\" fill=\"#f00\"\/><path d=\"M27 34l18-10-18-10z\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-i-m-getting-a-signal-not-to-answer-that-question\">\u2018I\u2019m getting a signal not to answer that question\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Ramaswamy then asked one of the Trump regime\u2019s most notorious figures if there is \u201cstuff that you\u2019ve eaten where people are like, \u2018Wow, you ate that?&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou mean like something gross?\u201d RFK Jr. began his reply. \u201cOh, I don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Though he seemed to be preparing an answer, he cut himself off.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m getting a signal not to answer that question,\u201d Kennedy announced.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever he was about to say, someone on his team thought that it might sound worse than announcing that he <em>doesn\u2019t have a gag reflex<\/em> and that he eats \u201ceven stuff I find on the street.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"thg-ytf\" data-ytid=\"MPP5exb-2rw\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/MPP5exb-2rw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"JUST IN: Sparks Fly When RFK Jr. Is Pressed On Vaccines, Pandemic Prevention During CNN Interview\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/MPP5exb-2rw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"JUST IN: Sparks Fly When RFK Jr. Is Pressed On Vaccines, Pandemic Prevention During CNN Interview\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"lazyload\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video: JUST IN: Sparks Fly When RFK Jr. Is Pressed On Vaccines, Pandemic Prevention During CNN Interview\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"68\" height=\"48\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M66.5 7.7a8 8 0 0 0-5.6-5.7C56 .7 34 .7 34 .7s-22 0-26.9 1.3A8 8 0 0 0 1.5 7.7 83 83 0 0 0 .2 24a83 83 0 0 0 1.3 16.3 8 8 0 0 0 5.6 5.7C12 47.3 34 47.3 34 47.3s22 0 26.9-1.3a8 8 0 0 0 5.6-5.7A83 83 0 0 0 67.8 24a83 83 0 0 0-1.3-16.3z\" fill=\"#f00\"\/><path d=\"M27 34l18-10-18-10z\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>We said that we would address <em>The Real Food Show<\/em>, and we will.<\/p>\n<p>RFK Jr. gained popularity online because he is a conspiracy theorist, because he has a famous name, but also because he tapped into real anxieties about what corporations have done to foods in order to maximize profits at the expense of consumer health.<\/p>\n<p>He is part of a regime that has slashed regulations on these corporations and also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/08\/chris-pratt-defends-rfk-jr-after-slashes-to-cancer-research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cut funding to cancer and other medical research<\/a>. There\u2019s currently a very famous parasitic outbreak that has claimed lives. It\u2019s not going so well.<\/p>\n<p>However, Kennedy seems to believe that he can win back some of his fractured coalition by showing people simple recipes to cook in an economy that Trump has repeatedly sabotaged.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, any celebrity chefs who accept his invitation to join him on the show will need to be avoided thereafter as collaborators. There is no intention good enough to justify working with this man.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/08\/robert-f-kennedy-jr-no-gag-reflex-eats-what-he-finds-on-street\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes We all know Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for his conspiracy theories, his roadkill obsession, his unusual voice, and for having a reputation for being an unhinged maniac. (That last bit is basically how his own family describes him.) In a recent interview, RFK Jr. declared that he does not \u201chave a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":255564,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-255563","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=255563"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255563\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/255564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=255563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=255563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=255563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}