We get it RFK Jr: you have abs. Now enough with the slopaganda | Arwa Mahdawi

"Now that Kennedy is the US health secretary, the videos are coming at a faster clip. In August, he was filmed doing a workout with the secretary of defence, Pete Hegseth, which they called the Pete and Bobby challenge. Kennedy kept his shirt on for that one, but the jeans were back."

"In February, Kennedy teamed up with the Maga singer Kid Rock for a 90-second video which featured, inter alia, the pair working out in a sauna. Kennedy (in the no-shirt and blue jeans combo) was pedalling furiously on an exercise bike while Kid Rock (swimming trunks) was doing push-ups."

"While various politicians have mocked Putin for his posing, others have been taking notes. And by others I mean Robert F Kennedy Jr, who has spent a large portion of his time in politics spamming social media with increasingly weird footage of him working out."

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has adopted a pattern of posting increasingly frequent shirtless workout videos on social media, following a style reminiscent of Vladimir Putin's well-known macho photoshoots. Since becoming US health secretary, Kennedy has participated in multiple public fitness stunts, including workout challenges with Pete Hegseth and a pull-up competition at Reagan National Airport as part of an airport wellness initiative. Kennedy has also collaborated with musician Kid Rock on a 90-second video featuring both men exercising in a sauna, followed by cold plunge and raw milk consumption. These activities continue despite more pressing concerns, such as airport workers missing paychecks during government shutdowns.

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