RFK Jr just made a bizarre confession about using public restrooms, and his health secretary job is now on the line

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. just dropped a seriously bizarre confession, and the immediate fallout has led to calls for his resignation. As reported by The Hill, he admitted that he once snorted cocaine off of a public toilet seat.

Kennedy, who is known for his anti-vaccine activism, appeared on Theo Von’s “This Past Weekend” podcast. He was reflecting on meeting Von at recovery meetings in the Los Angeles area when the conversation shifted to his lack of fear regarding germs, specifically during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. He explained that his commitment to recovery outweighed any fear of illness.

“I mean for me, I said this when I came in, ‘I don’t care what happens, I’m going to a meeting everyday,’” Kennedy stated. He continued by stressing his long-standing commitment to recovery and his perspective on germs. “I’m not scared of a germ, you know. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats. I know this disease will kill me. If I don’t treat it, which means going to meetings everyday, it’s just bad for my life. For me, it was survival.”

This isn’t the first time Kennedy’s position has been challenged by prominent health organizations

The secretary, who has been in recovery for more than 40 years, also called it “heartbreaking” when meetings tried to switch to virtual formats instead of staying in person. While Kennedy is clearly passionate about his sobriety, the graphic nature of the confession immediately garnered heavy pushback. Brad Woodhouse, the president of Protect Our Care, a health care advocacy group, delivered a blunt, one-word statement regarding the comments: “Resign.”

Just last month, Protect Our Care projected aggressive messages onto the HHS building in Washington, D.C. They accused the secretary of “MAKING AMERICA SICKER AGAIN,” with another protest message reading “MEASLES HQ.”

This pushback followed the U.S. meeting a specific condition required to potentially lose its measles elimination status, a status the nation has held for over 25 years. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) did note that it’s too soon to officially declare the status over, however, since they still need to determine the exact chain of transmission.

Kennedy’s openness about his past drug use isn’t a new development. He has previously stated his drug problems began in the years following the 1968 assassination of his father, the former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. Kennedy was arrested twice for drug possession before finally committing to sobriety following the second arrest, leading to his more than four decades of recovery.