{"id":2615709,"date":"2026-06-18T14:37:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T18:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-officials-are-eating-all-the-sauerkraut-they-can-get\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T14:39:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T18:39:39","slug":"trump-officials-are-eating-all-the-sauerkraut-they-can-get","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-officials-are-eating-all-the-sauerkraut-they-can-get\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump officials are eating all the sauerkraut they can get"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-officials-are-eating-all-the-sauerkraut-they-can-get%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2615709&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Several White House officials are adopting a new diet centered on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/these-foods-help-fight-allergies\/\" title=\"These Foods Help Fight Allergies\">fermented foods<\/a> like sauerkraut, moving away from customary comfort foods such as Big Macs. Notably, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, and Vice President JD Vance attribute their recent weight loss-up to 20 pounds in 30 days-to this diet. Kennedy and others credit sauerkraut and red meat, while also avoiding alcohol and excess sugar, with Kennedy claiming the diet helped him shed pounds quickly. Kennedy, a proponent of various unconventional health foods, has previously suggested keto diets could cure schizophrenia and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >called reducing ultraprocessed foods<\/a> a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/were-willing-to-lay-our-lives-down-inside-the-effort-to-save-babies-at-planned-parenthoods-front-doors\/\" title=\"\u2018We\u2019re Willing To Lay Our Lives Down\u2019: Inside The Effort To Save Babies At Planned Parenthood\u2019s Front Doors\">spiritual warfare<\/a>.&#8221; The diet&#8217;s popularity among officials has even led Kennedy to bring his own sauerkraut to restaurants. This dietary shift is part of a broader trend, contrasting with former President Trump\u2019s well-known preference for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rand-pauls-annual-festivus-report-billions-wasted-on-pigeon-gambing-studies-fattening-eels\/\" title=\"Rand Paul&#039;s Annual Festivus Report: Billions Wasted on Pigeon Gambing Studies, Fattening Eels\">junk food<\/a>, which Kennedy disparaged as unhinged.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mcdonalds\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1971\">Big Macs<\/a> are out, and sauerkraut is in at the White House \u2014 or at least on the plates of several <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cabinet\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2618\">Cabinet<\/a> officials.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As nearly <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/op-eds\/4585869\/glp-1-market-americans-lower-drug-prices\/\">1 in 10 American adults<\/a> take GLP-1 weight loss drugs, these officials are attributing their slim physiques to fermented foods. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, and Vice President JD Vance have all <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/lifestyle\/fitness\/trump-vance-lutnick-rfk-sauerkraut-diet-2f33bdf1\">embraced the diet<\/a>, according to the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4612070\/vance-trump-iran-oil-sanctions-congress-mou\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Vance \u2018confident\u2019 Trump can lift Iran oil sanctions without approval from Congress<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4614647\/jd-vance-tells-gop-critics-iran-deal-trust-process\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>\u2018Have a little faith\u2019: Vance tells Republican critics of Iran deal to trust the process<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4614530\/jd-vance-senate-force-save-america-act-showdown-fisa\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Vance pushes Senate to force SAVE America Act showdown over FISA: \u2018Why don\u2019t we try?\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWithin 30 days, I lost 20 pounds,\u201d Kennedy told a Michigan audience this week. \u201cJD Vance is also on the diet, and you can see how different he looks.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials are also opting for red meat on restaurant menus and forgoing alcohol and excess sugar. The diet comes at the behest of Dr. Sean O\u2019Mara, a Minnesota diet consultant and former physician assigned to assist the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/white-house\/\" type=\"category\" id=\"125\">White House<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kennedy committed to the diet before winning over other Trump officials. Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is also a convert, according to the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Katie Miller, wife of White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller, asked Kennedy\u2019s spouse, Cheryl Hines, about his eccentric eating choices in an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/aVLi5T6CcJM?si=7cB3K7UYHd0-qggo&#038;t=1604\">October 2025 appearance<\/a> on <em>The Katie Miller Podcast<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe is so dedicated to this diet that he is eating, that he will bring his own sauerkraut to a restaurant,\u201d Hines said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ll be in the car, dressed up. I\u2019ll have my little clutch, right? One of my good bags that I only take out every once in a while, because I want to keep them nice,\u201d Hines continued. \u201cAnd he\u2019ll hand me a bag of sauerkraut and say, \u2018Can you put this in your bag?\u2019 And I\u2019ll say, \u2018I actually cannot.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sauerkraut isn\u2019t the first food item Kennedy has claimed to be a panacea, or a \u201ccure-all.\u201d The Make America Healthy Again crusader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4446121\/rfk-jr-touts-keto-diet-cure-schizophrenia\/\">claimed<\/a> in February that the high-fat, low-carbohydrate keto diet can cure schizophrenia. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4451219\/rfk-jr-reducing-ultraprocessed-foods-spiritual-warfare\/\"><strong>RFK JR. CALLS REDUCING ULTRAPROCESSED FOODS \u2018SPIRITUAL WARFARE\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> is well-known for his penchant for junk food. When the White House kitchen was largely shuttered during the 2018-19 government shutdown, Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/1657792\/trump-makes-his-critics-insane-white-house-burger-buffet-edition\/\">notably served<\/a> the 2018 national college football champions, Clemson University, a fast-food buffet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kennedy <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4419883\/rfk-jr-calls-trump-diet-diet-coke-candy-unhinged\/\">said<\/a> in January, also on Katie Miller\u2019s podcast, that Trump has the \u201cmost unhinged eating habits\u201d in the White House.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>White House officials favor sauerkraut over Big Macs, citing fermented foods for weight loss<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4301,"featured_media":2615710,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-collage-ay1bjwaji-1781805070543-e1781806126992.jpg?1781792339&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4397,5045,55945,5894,81394],"class_list":["post-2615709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-food","tag-government","tag-headlines-2","tag-politics","tag-sauerkraut"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-collage-ay1bjwaji-1781805070543-e1781806126992.jpg?1781792339&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2615709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4301"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2615709"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2615709\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2615713,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2615709\/revisions\/2615713"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2615710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2615709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2615709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2615709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}