Does RFK Jr. Use Steroids? What Trump's HHS Pick Said About Staying Fit

President-elect Donald Trump has recently picked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Soon after the 70-year-old was picked for HHS, social media was bombarded with speculations that RFK Jr. resorts to taking steroids to maintain his physique at the age of 70. One user on X said, "RFK is also 100% on steroids to maintain that physique in his late 70s."Another user on X wrote, "Wow, how does RFK look that built in his 70s? Steroids. Literally steroids.""I am opposed to injecting people with hormones, which is why I support Robert F Kennedy Jr, who definitely has never used steroids," said a third person on X, formerly Twitter.

What Did RFK Jr. Had Said On Steroids?In an interview with Lex Friedman on his podcast last year, Kennedy said that he uses "testosterone replacement therapy to maintain muscles and promote healthy aging." However, he denied using steroids for his body.

2. Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT)

RFK Jr uses TRT as part of his anti-aging protocol. But he clearly said it's not steroids.

Here's how he describes it: pic.twitter.com/brMQZqIlW9

— Craig Brockie (@craigbrockie) October 11, 2024

"I'm on an anti-aging protocol from my doctor that includes testosterone replacement. I don't take any anabolic steroids or anything like that and the TRT use is bioidentical to what my body produces." Robert F Kennedy Jr's Role In Trump AdministrationRead More:

As a secretary, Kennedy would be in charge of giant agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institute of Health, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Is Robert F Kennedy Jr Anti-Vax? Despite opposing virtually all vaccines, Kennedy has insisted that he is not anti-vax. In a recent interview, he claimed that he has never told the public to avoid getting vaccinated.Read More:

"If vaccines are working for somebody, I'm not going to take them away. People ought to have a choice, and that choice ought to be informed by the best information," he told NBC News."So I'm going to make sure scientific safety studies and efficacy are out there, and people can make individual assessments about whether the product is going to be good for them," he added.