RFK Jr strides into new controversy: hiking in sweltering Arizona … in jeans | Robert F Kennedy Jr

Robert F Kennedy Jr has promoted contrary ideas on issues such as vaccines but another choice, more clothing, also raised the eyebrows – an insistence on the port of jeans during the exercise.

On Saturday, the Secretary in the United States of Health did an intense hike on Camelback Mountain, located near Phoenix, Arizona. Despite the temperature above 90F (32C) in the morning of his hike – Phoenix struck 107F (41C) later in the day – Kennedy hike in dark blue denim, posing for images along the way in a so -called Sweat green t -shirt.

The choice of jeans by the 71 -year -old man confused some of those who met him. “It was around 92F, I think, in terms of temperature, at that time, so very impressive for him to have done this at his age,” a hiker, a hiker who spoke to Kennedy on the trail, told Fox 10.

“I remember thinking:” It would not be my choice of hiking clothes in this time “, but you know, a bit of a generational thing.” Larson said it was “cool” to meet Kennedy but added: “It is quite risky to hike if you are not acclimatized in our time in the heat.”

“Bro is here in hiking in this fucking denim mountain and more than less time!?” An X user commented on the post of the Secretary of Health on the Hiking. Another wondered: “Jeans? Phoenix? July?!?”

Phoenix is known for its fierce heat and has broken records in recent years for high temperatures which, like the rest of the United States, is fueled by the climate crisis caused by humans.

The centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which is part of the department of Kennedy, recommends people to drink a lot of liquids, to rhythm and to “wear clothes and a light and light sunscreen” during periods of extreme heat.

Heat is one of the largest killers linked to weather conditions in the United States, with more than 2,300 people who die due to warmer days in 2023, although the real number could be much higher.

Kennedy, however, was an ardent devotee of Denim. The skeptic of the vaccine was filmed by undertaking training sessions in shirtless gymnasium and jeans.

In May, Kennedy even waded in a Washington contaminated with jeans and no high. In photos published online, Kennedy was shown by playing with his grandchildren in the stream and even moving entirely underwater.

Rock Creek, which winds through northwest of Washington, has high levels of bacteria, including E coli, because it is used to drain wastewater and rainwater after high precipitation. As a result, city officials have prohibited swimming in the stream due to the dangers of animals and pets.

Kennedy, who previously revealed that a parasitic worm had “mounted in my brain and ate a part”, is known for his unusual outdoor adventures. Before joining the administration of Donald Trump and supervising the generalized cuts to experts and health services, Kennedy had disclosed that he had once attached a whale carcass who died on the roof of his car and, separately, accidentally killed a baby bear then threw the corpse in the New York central park to make it appear, he had been struck by a cyclist.

The Department of Health and Social Services has been contacted for comments.