""We're going to ask Dunkin' Donuts and Starbucks, 'Show us the safety data that show that it's OK for a teenage girl to drink an iced coffee with 115 grams of sugar in it,' Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declared at a MAHA rally in Texas. "I don't think they're gonna be able to do it.""
"Gov. Maura Healey shared a localized reworking of the Texas Revolution's "Come and Take It" flag, replacing the Old Cannon with a Dunkin' iced coffee; other social media users made similar edits to the Gadsden flag, giving the iconic snake its own sweet drink and a new "Donut Tread on Me" slogan."
"It was a keen, cathartic expression of rage against a particularly ghoulish Cabinet official, one broadly loathed and distrusted by Americans who (correctly) perceive the health secretary's dismantling of the United States' public health apparatus to be a reckless, dangerous crusade."
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health and human services secretary, publicly questioned Dunkin' Donuts and Starbucks about safety data regarding high-sugar iced coffee drinks consumed by teenagers, citing a specific example of 115 grams of sugar. His comments at a MAHA rally in Texas prompted Massachusetts residents to defend the iconic local brand through social media, with Governor Maura Healey and others creating memes featuring Dunkin' coffee with revolutionary war imagery. The incident reflects broader frustration with Kennedy's tenure as health secretary, including concerns about his dismantling of public health infrastructure and his departure from his family's liberal legacy.
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