Overview

• Pratt on Bill Maher’s Club Random podcast urged Americans not to reject Trump administration successes out of partisan loathing, citing bipartisan progress on removing harmful additives from children’s food.
• He said his interactions with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. occur in casual family settings—playing games and sharing meals—rather than policy discussions, and he expressed goodwill toward Kennedy’s agenda.
• Under RFK Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again Commission, HHS instructed the FDA to end corporate self-certification for food ingredients and prioritize the removal of toxic dyes.
• The Consumer Brands Association pledged in July to eliminate chemical food dyes in public schools by the 2026-27 school year, and some companies, including General Mills, Hershey and Kraft Heinz, have announced similar plans.
• Pratt’s comments highlight his marriage to Katherine Schwarzenegger and reflect how his celebrity-Kennedy connection shapes media narratives on bipartisan health policy.