Hill November 13, 2025
Sarah Fortinsky

Vice President Vance on Wednesday praised supporters of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement, saying they are “asking the right questions.”

In a panel discussion alongside Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the leader of the MAHA movement, Vance described his wife, second lady Usha Vance, as “probably one of the, like, original MAHA people,” adding, “though I don’t think that she would have ever used that phrase.”

He recalled the second lady’s insistence on feeding their oldest child carrots and applesauce, once he was able to eat real food, while the vice president said he suggested they provide “some cupcakes and ice cream.”

“So she was already thinking about health and nutrition in a...

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