By
Margaret Hartmann,
senior editor for Intelligencer who has worked at New York since 2012
Well, now we finally know what would happen if the Wall Street Journal and Us Weekly had a baby. In a piece titled “Everyone In Trump’s Cabinet Is Eating Sauerkraut,” the Journal reports that various White House officials are shedding pounds thanks to a hot new diet that involves eating lots of fermented foods, like sauerkraut and kimchi, along with “grass-fed steak” and abstaining from alcohol and sugary foods. There’s just one drawback: “sulferous odors” have caused some “friction at home.” (Let’s just get this out of our systems right now: FARTS!!!)
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was, naturally, the first to jump on the trend. Now he’s converted Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, and Vice President J.D. Vance. We’re told that the men have been getting compliments on their “glowing skin,” and seeing various health benefits, including dramatic weight loss:
