Overview

• On Bill Maher’s Club Random podcast released Aug. 18, Pratt said he’d hate to be “so mired in hatred” for President Trump that he rejects any successes from the administration.
• Pratt praised HHS efforts he sees as bipartisan, highlighting RFK Jr.’s push to get “terrible, toxic stuff” out of children’s food under the Make America Healthy Again initiative.
• He said he and RFK Jr. avoid political discussions at family gatherings, describing their time together as social and adding that he personally “loves” his in-law.
• Reporting credits MAHA with prompting major brands — General Mills, Hershey, Kraft Heinz and, last week, Mars Wrigley — to plan removal of synthetic food dyes, with HHS also approving natural alternatives; the Consumer Brands Association targets school products by the 2026–27 year.
• Coverage notes continuing controversy over RFK Jr.’s vaccine stance and HHS decisions, including a reported $500 million cut to mRNA vaccine research funding and other procedural changes.