US Secretary of State Marco Rubio dismissed Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” dietary approach as too extreme, joking that Pop-Tarts are among America’s greatest innovations. The exchange, on Katie Miller’s podcast with Rubio and his wife Jeanette, highlights differing attitudes within the Trump administration and its supporters towards food, health policy and personal diet.

Rubio’s comments were made in response to questions about the MAHA movement, which Kennedy has promoted through calls for healthier eating and scrutiny of processed foods. Rather than offering a detailed policy disagreement, Rubio used humour to underline his preference for everyday American snack foods, while his wife took part in the light-hearted discussion.