RFK Jr and Dr Phil Campaign for Donald Trump

Dr. Phil McGraw is joining the Trump campaign for an event with Robert F Kennedy Jr. to discuss public health.

The TV personality and host of the Dr. Phil talk show will speak with Kennedy as part of the “Make America Healthy Again Tour” today in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The Trump campaign described the event as “a focused and effective discussion” on public health, a policy area that Kennedy made a major part of his campaign and his eventual decision to endorse former President Donald Trump.

Newsweek contacted a representative of Dr. Phil for comment on the event and his involvement with the Trump campaign.

Dr. Phil previously said that he did not intend to endorse any candidate in the election, and has not made any public statement about who he intends to vote for. It is not confirmed if he will make any additional appearances as part of the tour.

The media personality held a one-on-one interview with Trump in August earlier this year, making today’s event his second venture with the Trump campaign. He has not done any event with the Harris campaign.

In Dr. Phil’s previous interview with Trump, he asked the former president if he thought he was “spared for a reason” after surviving an assassination attempt at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13.

He also discussed Trump’s approach to health care in office, as well as the health of President Joe Biden, who had recently announced his decision to drop out of the race.

“We’re going to turn this country around,” Trump told him. “The country is very sick right now, very sick. We’re going to turn it around. We’re going to make America great again, and we’re going to do it rather rapidly.”

Kennedy has increased his participation in the Trump campaign following his endorsement in August, frequently doing joint events with former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard. Both of them are former Democrats who endorsed Trump for the first time this election.

He has previously described the American health care system as “the most important issue,” with a particular focus on chronic diseases.

In August, when he was still running as an independent candidate, Kennedy said: “We spend more on health care than any country on Earth, twice what they pay in Europe, and yet we have the worst health outcomes of any nation in the world.”

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