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Rubio, appearing with his wife Jeanette on 'The Katie Miller Podcast', joked about his preference for Pop-Tarts while criticising Kennedy’s eating habits. Outlets diverged on whether the remarks signalled a shift in Rubio’s view of Kennedy.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-08-13T11:05:29.878Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-13T10:05:29.709Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-13T11:05:29.878Z","readTime":"4 min read","scores":{"trust":48,"critic":47,"hype":45,"notes":{"trust":"Trust 48: multiple independent digests corroborate the story but no primary sources or documents are cited.","critic":"Critic 47; includes names and dates but lacks direct quotes and clear fact‑comment separation.","hype":"Hype 45; headlines and digests use sensational language that exceeds the factual content."}},"tags":["#USPolitics","#TrumpAdministration","#MarcoRubio","#RobertFKennedyJr","#PodcastInterview"],"entities":["Marco Rubio","Robert F. 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The digests of the interview note that Rubio also joked about his preference for Pop-Tarts, calling them 'one of the great American innovations'."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The interview took place after Rubio and Kennedy began working together in the Trump administration. According to the digests, Rubio said he had previously thought Kennedy was 'crazy' based on what others had told him. The digests disagree on whether Rubio’s remarks signalled a shift in his view: ussanews.com reported that Rubio now says he believes 'half your stuff' about Kennedy, while other digests did not mention this."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement over the date of the interview"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The digests disagree on when the interview took place. ussanews.com reported the date as 11 August 2026, while Fox News, democraticaccent.com and The Hill referred to it as occurring on 'Tuesday'. The discrepancy remains unresolved in the digests."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the digests reported a response from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. or the health and human services department to Rubio’s comments. The left-rated and centre-rated digests did not mention Rubio’s wife Jeanette, who appeared with him on the podcast. 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