Now that’s a healthy czar!
Robert F Kennedy Jr. showed off his rippling muscles during an impressive shirtless workout, joking that he was prepping for his confirmation hearing as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
In a viral video seen more than 3.4 million times since it was posted Sunday, Kennedy worked out with another shirtless gym rat at Gold’s Gym in Venice, California, as “Eye of the Tiger” plays over their routine.
As Kennedy’s partner performs a clean pull-up and maintains a handstand on the bar, the incoming health czar joins him with a swift pull-up rollover on the same bar.
The tricky maneuver had the soles of Kennedy’s feet just inches away from his workout partner’s face, but the 70-year-old managed a successful flip and dismount.
Kennedy shared the footage with the caption: “Practicing moves for my confirmation hearing.”
The video is one of many Kennedy has posted of himself working out at the gym, where he has touted his good health after being picked to lead the HHS under the incoming Trump administration.
Still, Kennedy’s nomination has led to widespread criticism over his vocal history of vaccine skepticism and controversial comments on COVID-19.
On the campaign trail, Trump vowed that he would let Kennedy, who has long waged war on institutions like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “go wild on medicines.”
To be formally appointed as America’s Health Czar, Kennedy will first need to be approved by the Senate Finance Committee, which has a Republican majority.
