Former President Donald Trump seemed to nod at Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a rally in Pennsylvania by vowing to rid the environment of toxic chemicals and “get them out of our bodies” and food supply.
“We’re going to make America healthy again,” Trump said. “We’re not doing so well with health, but we’re going to solve a lot of those problems, I think, over the next short period of time.
“It’s all common sense when you get right down to it. But we’re going to get toxic chemicals out of our environment, and we’re going to get them out of our food supply. We’re going to get them out of our bodies,” Trump continued. “We’ll get them out of our body, right?”
Trump’s comment comes after receiving the endorsement from Kennedy, who suspended his presidential campaign earlier this month. Kennedy’s advocacy for uncontaminated air, water and food was a core theme of his campaign and his environmental activism prior to entering politics. Kennedy also suggested that contaminants in air, water and food sources could be contributing to higher rates of chronic diseases and has, at times, embraced conspiracy theories about the sources of pollutants and their affects on people.
Prior to his remarks on toxic chemicals, Trump acknowledged the endorsements of former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and Kennedy, who have been added to Trump’s transition team.
“They’re both great people. They were Democrats, as you probably know, and they felt very strongly about the endorsement, and I feel very happy to get it. Every day, we are welcoming more Republicans, Independents, traditional Democrats and old-fashioned liberals,” Trump said.
