Helena Bottomiller-Evich

You're listening to Today Explained. My name is Helena Bottomiller-Evich. I'm the founder and editor-in-chief of Food Fix, which is a newsletter about food policy. I've been covering these issues in Washington for about 15 years.

You're listening to Today Explained. My name is Helena Bottomiller-Evich. I'm the founder and editor-in-chief of Food Fix, which is a newsletter about food policy. I've been covering these issues in Washington for about 15 years.

You're listening to Today Explained. My name is Helena Bottomiller-Evich. I'm the founder and editor-in-chief of Food Fix, which is a newsletter about food policy. I've been covering these issues in Washington for about 15 years.

I think overall, Callie is correct that most Americans would agree on those issues. They're concerned about chronic disease, access to healthy food for kids. You know, there's a lot of questions about why our rates of diet-related diseases have continued to climb. Diabetes, obesity, these diseases are not just costly for the healthcare system, but they...

I think overall, Callie is correct that most Americans would agree on those issues. They're concerned about chronic disease, access to healthy food for kids. You know, there's a lot of questions about why our rates of diet-related diseases have continued to climb. Diabetes, obesity, these diseases are not just costly for the healthcare system, but they...

I think overall, Callie is correct that most Americans would agree on those issues. They're concerned about chronic disease, access to healthy food for kids. You know, there's a lot of questions about why our rates of diet-related diseases have continued to climb. Diabetes, obesity, these diseases are not just costly for the healthcare system, but they...

really affect people's lives so there is deep concern I think where we get into some division is what to do about that and what the government's role is and that's I think where the rubber is really going to meet the road here. So Maha first became, I think, an actual term that was entering like the fray, if you will, in August when RFK Jr. had dropped out of the presidential race.

really affect people's lives so there is deep concern I think where we get into some division is what to do about that and what the government's role is and that's I think where the rubber is really going to meet the road here. So Maha first became, I think, an actual term that was entering like the fray, if you will, in August when RFK Jr. had dropped out of the presidential race.

really affect people's lives so there is deep concern I think where we get into some division is what to do about that and what the government's role is and that's I think where the rubber is really going to meet the road here. So Maha first became, I think, an actual term that was entering like the fray, if you will, in August when RFK Jr. had dropped out of the presidential race.

And he endorsed Donald Trump, which surprised a lot of people.

And he endorsed Donald Trump, which surprised a lot of people.

And he endorsed Donald Trump, which surprised a lot of people.

And in this alliance, Trump then adopted some of the platform around food. So you then started hearing then-candidate Trump saying, like, I want to get the toxins out of food. You know, I want to make America healthy again.

And in this alliance, Trump then adopted some of the platform around food. So you then started hearing then-candidate Trump saying, like, I want to get the toxins out of food. You know, I want to make America healthy again.

And in this alliance, Trump then adopted some of the platform around food. So you then started hearing then-candidate Trump saying, like, I want to get the toxins out of food. You know, I want to make America healthy again.

This immediately perked my ears up because I've been covering these issues for a long time and generally you would hear those arguments being made on the left. And Democrats, you know, here in Washington weren't getting much traction on them, but those are the folks who were raising those arguments.

This immediately perked my ears up because I've been covering these issues for a long time and generally you would hear those arguments being made on the left. And Democrats, you know, here in Washington weren't getting much traction on them, but those are the folks who were raising those arguments.

This immediately perked my ears up because I've been covering these issues for a long time and generally you would hear those arguments being made on the left. And Democrats, you know, here in Washington weren't getting much traction on them, but those are the folks who were raising those arguments.

So then when I heard Trump raising those issues, I immediately thought something is happening here that is fundamentally different. There is some political realignment that is happening. You know, up until even a couple months ago, I couldn't remember ever hearing a Republican talk about food additives on Capitol Hill.

So then when I heard Trump raising those issues, I immediately thought something is happening here that is fundamentally different. There is some political realignment that is happening. You know, up until even a couple months ago, I couldn't remember ever hearing a Republican talk about food additives on Capitol Hill.