Word on the street is that McDonald’s new straws don’t hit like they used to. This is troubling news considering how good the McDonald’s Sprite and Diet Coke is known to be. Does the taste of these two cult classics really get altered by a new straw? Recently, the fast food chain has switched straws and customers aren’t pleased.

Newly-appointed Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says that while he wants to educate Americans on Diet Coke, he won't ban it.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said at his first confirmation hearing that he isn't trying to take anyone's junk food away if he becomes the secretary of health and human services. His confirmation process begins in the shadow of a scathing Jan.

“Campaign food is always bad, but the food that goes onto that airplane is, like, just poison,” Kennedy said on the podcast, likely referring to Trump's private airplane. You have a choice between – you don’t have the choice, you’re either given KFC or Big Macs.”

Donald Trump had used the valet button to order Diet Coke beverages between 2017 and 2021 - during his first presidency - but then Joe Biden had it removed when he came into power

Trump is known for his food preferences which involves the Big 4 of American fast food: McDonald's, KFC, pizza, and Diet Coke.

RFK Jr. vowed to not take away classic American junk food such as McDonald's Cheeseburgers and Hostess Twinkies as Health and Human Services secretary.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in his Senate hearing to be confirmed as the next HHS secretary that he will not take cheeseburgers or Diet Coke from the American people.

That has left Trump more emboldened than ever — and with a long to-do list. He’s launched into a frenetic pace of appearances that is a dramatic departure from his predecessor, Joe Biden, who often faded from public view by his own staff’s design.

Trump, a Republican, selected Kennedy in November, shortly after he won the 2024 presidential election, saying Kennedy would “end the Chronic Disease epidemic” and “Make America Great and Healthy Again!” As one of the most prominent anti-vaccine activists in the world, Kennedy’s nomination immediately alarmed some public health officials.