RFK sparks firestorm with new advice for broke Americans to eat 'peasant food'

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy took to the stage at an "Eat Real Food" rally in Austin, Texas, this week, where he delivered advice for cash-strapped Americans: skip the fancy cuts.

"There's a lot of good food in grocery stores that goes to waste. Most of the cheap cuts of meat are very inexpensive. If you buy a porterhouse steak … it is gonna set you back," Kennedy declared in a clip posted to X. "You can buy liver, or the cheaper cuts of steak that are very very affordable."

The suggestion sparked immediate backlash online, with critics arguing the administration was passing the buck to everyday Americans instead of tackling inflation head-on.

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) didn't hold back, writing on X: "Dear @WhiteHouse: PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE SEND @RobertKennedyJr TO EVERY SWING HOUSE DISTRICT WHERE HE CAN TELL AMERICANS TO EAT LIVER OR CHEAP CUTS OF MEAT TO COPE WITH SURGING INFLATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.

CNBC's Carl Quintanilla piled on with a sardonic jab: "NEW AD TAGLINE: “Liver. It’s what’s for dinner.'"

DNC Chair Ken Martin added fuel to the fire, noting: "A reminder that Trump is hosting a candlelit dinner for his donors at Mar-a-Lago this weekend. I wonder what they’re serving?"

The anti-Trump group The Lincoln Project wrote on X, "RFK Jr. says you can more easily afford groceries if you start eating liver instead of beef. If grocery prices are cheaper like Trump says, then why is his administration constantly telling you cut corners or go without?"

Bloomberg columnist Matthew Yglesias wrote on X, "New affordability solution — buy liver instead of steakliver instead of steak."

Decoding Fox News wrote on X, "Let them eat liver. Some folks like liver but offal has long been considered food for peasants. Northern Europeans ate it mostly due to lack of other alternatives. They have no self-awareness."