Health Secretary RFK Jr. posted photos on Xitter of himself swimming in bacteria-infested waters on Mother’s Day. RFK Jr. in Washington, D.C.’s Rock Creek with his grandchildren despite long-standing warnings that it’s a bacteria-laden creek, making this an excellent metaphor for the Trump administration.
“Mother’s Day hike in Dumbarton Oaks Park with Amaryllis, Bobby, Kick, and Jackson, and a swim with my grandchildren, Bobcat and Cassius in Rock Creek,” Kennedy wrote on Xitter.
Mother’s Day hike in Dumbarton Oaks Park with Amaryllis, Bobby, Kick, and Jackson, and a swim with my grandchildren, Bobcat and Cassius in Rock Creek. pic.twitter.com/TXowaSMTFY
— Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) May 11, 2025
It is prohibited to swim there because of “a century-old sewage system and dangerously high levels of bacteria have made the urban national park unswimmable for decades.”
In 2021, The Washington Post reported:
