WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s phone unexpectedly rang Wednesday while he was taking questions at a White House briefing announcing new federal food guidelines.
“Quack, quack, quack,” the ringtone squawked as the Cabinet secretary stood behind the briefing room lectern.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s phone unexpectedly rang on Wednesday while taking questions at a White House briefing announcing new federal food guidelines. Reuters“I’m sorry,” Kennedy said as he reached into his pocket to quiet the interruption.
“Duck is also high in protein,” Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins added humorously.
“Duck is a good thing to eat, everybody.”
“Quack, quack, quack,” the secretary’s ringtone beamed to a crowded room of journalists and fellow officials. ReutersThe health secretary quickly veered into explaining his department’s Monday revision of childhood vaccine recommendations, saying there was “nothing compulsory in it” despite removing six recommended sets of shots.
The White House event focused primarily on promoting the Trump administration’s inversion of the traditional pyramid to recommend more meat, fats and fresh produce.
The “Make America Healthy Again” branded revision will shape the meals served to millions of people in schools, prisons and on military bases.
