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RFK Jr. and Kid Rock Promote Fitness in Viral Video

Published 20 February 2026

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. released a 90-second video on Tuesday promoting physical activity and nutritious eating, featuring an unusual workout collaboration with musician Kid Rock at the singer's home gym. The clip, titled "Secretary Kennedy and Kid Rock's Rock Out Work Out," has garnered more than 13 million views on X since its posting.

In the video, set to Kid Rock's 1998 track "Bawitdaba," Kennedy, 72, and Kid Rock, 55, engage in a series of fitness activities. The montage shows the pair lifting weights on machines, performing crunches and pushups, playing pickleball, and using an exercise bike inside a sauna. Kennedy remains dressed in belted blue jeans and hiking boots throughout, including during a cold plunge where he submerges fully clothed and later in a hot tub alongside Kid Rock. Both men appear shirtless at times, and the video includes scenes of them eating steak and drinking whole milk together in the hot tub. Patriotic imagery, such as American flags, a bald eagle, and the Statue of Liberty, punctuates the high-energy sequence, which ends with the slogan "Make America Healthy Again."

Kennedy captioned the post on X: "I've teamed...

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