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‘Meatheads Are Hijacking America’: Vegans feel betrayed by RFK Jr.’s beef boosting

Kennedy reversed decades of federal advice, promoting red meat and whole milk, reflecting political and dietary motives amid only 1% of Americans identifying as vegan in 2023.

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By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — The day after Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was sworn in as secretary of Health and Human Services on a self-described mission to “Make America Healthy Again,” the vegan podcast host and animal rights activist Bob Linden posted a missive in several vegan Facebook groups, declaring it a “beginning” and an “opportunity.” “as Vegans, we need to make sure that we have a place at the table to Make America Healthy ‘Again’(?)” h…

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‘Meatheads Are Hijacking America’: Vegans feel betrayed by RFK Jr.’s beef boosting

Some vegans saw an unlikely ally in Robert F. Kennedy Jr. thanks to his stance against vaccine mandates and animal testing, as well as his campaign against processed foods. But new nutritional guidelines that strongly emphasize animal products have many seeing red.

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CNN broke the news in Atlanta, United States on Thursday, February 26, 2026.
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