{"id":42564,"date":"2026-08-13T06:25:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T01:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=42564"},"modified":"2026-08-13T06:25:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T01:25:27","slug":"marco-rubio-jokes-about-pop-tarts-while-rejecting-rfk-jr-s-maha-diet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=42564","title":{"rendered":"Marco Rubio jokes about Pop-Tarts while rejecting RFK Jr.&#8217;s MAHA diet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Secretary of State <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_3591047\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/marco-rubio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marco Rubio<\/a> jokingly proclaimed his love of Pop-Tarts while rejecting Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.&#8217;s diet during an interview with podcast host Katie Miller on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Rubio appeared with his wife, Jeanette, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=09XnM4XHjuk=3300s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">on &#8220;The Katie Miller Podcast&#8221;<\/a>, during which Miller asked his thoughts about Kennedy&#8217;s reported diet of &#8220;red meat and fermented vegetables.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;This is a crazy diet,&#8221; Rubio said in jest. &#8220;This is a diet that consists of eating sauerkraut and meat. Now you understand, like, this is not a sustainable thing &#8230; He has to travel with coolers of sauerkraut! I&#8217;m not going to travel the world with a cooler full of sauerkraut. It&#8217;s ridiculous. I can&#8217;t do it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_3591049\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/how-marco-rubio-riding-laughter-memes-social-media-dominance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HOW MARCO RUBIO IS RIDING LAUGHTER AND MEMES TO SOCIAL MEDIA DOMINANCE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/marco-rubio-wife-jeanette.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/marco-rubio-wife-jeanette.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/marco-rubio-wife-jeanette.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/marco-rubio-wife-jeanette.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/marco-rubio-wife-jeanette.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/marco-rubio-wife-jeanette.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/marco-rubio-wife-jeanette.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/marco-rubio-wife-jeanette.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/marco-rubio-wife-jeanette.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Marco Rubio and his wife Jeanette\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Marco Rubio and his wife Jeanette appeared on Katie Miller&#8217;s podcast.<\/span> <span>(Screenshot\/Katie Miller Podcast)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">During the exchange, Rubio clarified that he was in favor of Kennedy&#8217;s &#8220;MAHA,&#8221; or &#8220;Make America Healthy Again&#8221; movement, though his wife pushed back, claiming that he eats Pop-Tarts.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;No, I don&#8217;t eat Pop-Tarts every day,&#8221; Rubio said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;You eat sweets,&#8221; Jeanette said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;The Pop-Tart is one of the great American innovations in the history of the world, if you think about it. It comes in this beautiful foil package,&#8221; Rubio joked.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;He eats all the things you should not be eating. Like every single thing,&#8221; Jeanette insisted.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_3591050\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/marco-rubio-addresses-uap-government-cover-up-allegations-says-trump-would-give-speech-admin-knew-more\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>MARCO RUBIO ADDRESSES UAP GOVERNMENT COVER-UP ALLEGATIONS, SAYS TRUMP WOULD GIVE A SPEECH IF ADMIN KNEW MORE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/343\/192\/rubio-white-house-fox-news.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/686\/384\/rubio-white-house-fox-news.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/672\/378\/rubio-white-house-fox-news.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1344\/756\/rubio-white-house-fox-news.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/931\/523\/rubio-white-house-fox-news.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1862\/1046\/rubio-white-house-fox-news.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/720\/405\/rubio-white-house-fox-news.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1440\/810\/rubio-white-house-fox-news.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1200\/675\/rubio-white-house-fox-news.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"rubio fixing tie\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Marco Rubio addressed past jokes at his expense from a viral meme on Fox News.<\/span> <span>(Alain Jocrad\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_3591051\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News Digital<\/a> reached out to the HHS secretary and Mars Inc., the company that owns Pop-Tarts, for comment but did not immediately receive a response.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Rubio has been considered a potential 2028 presidential candidate to succeed President Donald Trump. In a recent <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_3591052\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/poll-complicates-vance-status-trump-likely-2028-heir-apparent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Hampshire poll<\/a>, Rubio was only 10 points behind Vice President JD Vance in a hypothetical match-up.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">In addition to being a presidential contender, Rubio was also the subject of a <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_3591053\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/what-rubios-rise-internets-fixer-tells-us-about-todays-politics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">viral internet meme<\/a> featuring him sitting on an Oval Office couch during Trump&#8217;s meeting with Ukrainian President\u00a0Volodymyr Zelenskyy in 2025.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_3591054\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/rubio-reflects-remarkable-political-journey-from-trump-critic-trusted-cabinet-member\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RUBIO REFLECTS ON REMARKABLE POLITICAL JOURNEY FROM TRUMP CRITIC TO TRUSTED CABINET MEMBER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/marco-rubio-confirmation-russia.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/marco-rubio-confirmation-russia.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/marco-rubio-confirmation-russia.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/marco-rubio-confirmation-russia.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/marco-rubio-confirmation-russia.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/marco-rubio-confirmation-russia.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/marco-rubio-confirmation-russia.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/marco-rubio-confirmation-russia.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/marco-rubio-confirmation-russia.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Sen. Marco Rubio testifies during his confirmation hearing for Secretary of State at the U.S. Capitol, January 15, 2025, in Washington, D.C.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been considered a potential 2028 presidential candidate.<\/span> <span>(Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Rubio finally addressed the viral image in an interview on Fox News&#8217; &#8220;My View with Lara Trump&#8221; last month.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;The meme thing, it was interesting because when it first came out, I hated that picture,&#8221; <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_3591055\" href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/releases\/office-of-the-spokesperson\/2026\/07\/secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-on-fox-news-channels-my-view-with-lara-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rubio said<\/a>. &#8220;Because what happened is in that couch, if you don\u2019t have a pillow behind your back, you kind of sink.\u00a0 So, I looked at the picture; I said, \u2018Oh, this is terrible,\u2019 I looked like whatever. And then it turned into this other thing. And it was fine, and it\u2019s funny.&#8221; \u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I don\u2019t really follow it very closely, but people have shown me pictures out there,&#8221;\u00a0he added. &#8220;We have a good friend here that works at the White House, Dan Scavino, made a nice board for me. And even since he made that board, we had to update it, so \u2014 of all the different pictures. So that stuff is funny.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Lindsay Kornick is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. 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