‘Need an RFK’: Bec Judd throws support behind team Trump
The AFL WAG Bec shared her support for controversial anti-vaxxer RFK Jr, who has been nominated as the US health secretary.
Fans of Australian WAG and entrepreneur Bec Judd have been left wondering if she is a secret Trump supporter.
The influencer took to her Instagram on Friday to share her endorsement of controversial anti-vaxxer Robert F Kennedy Jr, who has been picked as the new US Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Re-sharing a message to her stories that RFK Jr shared on X, the mother-of-four said, “Excellent. Australia needs a RFKJ.”
“Thank you Donald Trump for your leadership and courage,” Mr Kennedy wrote in the post.
“I’m committed to advancing your vision to Make America Healthy Again. We have a generational opportunity to bring together the greatest minds in science, medicine, industry and government to put an end to the chronic disease epidemic.
“I look forward to working with the more than 80,000 employees at HHS to free the agencies from the smothering cloud of corporate capture so they can pursue their mission to make Americans once again the healthiest people on Earth.”
News.com.au has reached out to Ms Judd, but she declined to comment on her views.
It comes after the 41-year-old was recently spotted dining with a group of Australia’s conservative powerbrokers, including former Prime Minister Tony Abbott, Liberal Party Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price and former Donald Trump aide Mick Mulvaney.
“Thank you for being my dinner buddies,” Ms Judd said in an Instagram post of happy snaps from the event.
The function was hosted by the right-leaning lobby group, the Institute of Public Affairs, which campaigns for conservative economic and political principles.
Since the Covid pandemic, Ms Judd has become more vocal about political issues.
During this time, she criticised Melbourne’s lengthy lockdown and referred to the then-Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews as “Dictator Dan”.
Mr Trump announced that Mr Kennedy was his nomination for the crucial health department role on Thursday.
RFK Jr.’s beliefs are bound up in misinformation particularly his views about vaccines, and many medical experts have raised concerns regarding his nomination.
One of his main false claims, repeated in a 2023 interview with Fox News, was that “autism comes from vaccines”.
However, multiple studies have concluded that there is no link between vaccines and autism.
Concerns arose before the election that vaccines could be banned if Mr Trump were to be influenced by RFK Jr. if elected.
However, he told NBC News shortly after the election that, “I’m not going to take away anybody’s vaccines.”
Instead, he said he’s “going to make sure scientific safety studies and efficacy are out there, and people can make individual assessments about whether that product is going to be good for them.”
One of his other views is regarding America’s fluoridated drinking water, which he has long campaigned against.
He has linked fluoride with various illnesses such as cancer, even though major medical associations advocate for water fluoridation, saying it’s beneficial for public health and reduces tooth decay by at least 25 per cent.
When NBC asked Mr Trump for his opinion on getting rid of water fluoridation, he responded: “Well, I haven’t talked to him about it yet, but it sounds okay to me.
“You know, it’s possible.”
Mr Kennedy has also been outspoken about his concerns about ultra-processed foods (UFPs), claiming they are “driving the obesity epidemic.”
He has previously connected UPFs to various medical conditions, including cancers in young adults and mental health issues.
There is a growing body of evidence indicating that these foods may not be beneficial for our health and although recent research shows a strong association between diet and several widespread health problems, including cancers, obesity, and depression, there is currently no definitive evidence proving that UPFs are the direct cause of these issues.
Ms Judd has previously said she avoids eating too much processed food, “not because they are high in calories but merely due to the fact that they are full of crap and not great for your insides”.
She told Beauticate, “I like to eat whole foods; lean cuts of meat (all meats), fresh fruit and veggies and lots of seeds and grains for fibre.”
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