U.S. Secretary of Health Robert F Kennedy Jr revealed he was swimming with kids in a creek in Washington, D.C., and authorities say pollution from the aging sewer system is toxic due to upstream.

The Crusader "Make America Healthy Again" with his grandsons Bobcat and Cassius attracted attention from Mother's Day dipping sauce at Dumbarton Oaks Park, which he posted on X.

Rock Creek, who travels through Federal Park, is described as unsafe for swimming or wading because it is runoff for excess sewage and rainwater during storms.

Study on streams in the US capital shows that "chronic E. coli levels are elevated (e E. coliAccording to the pollution published in 2021, it exceeds DC's surface water quality standards. ”

The District of Columbia banned swimming on all waterways in 1971, citing “contaminants from human and animal wastes containing bacteria, such as salmonella and hepatitis, as well as viruses.”

Additionally, the National Park Service said: "Rock Creek has high levels of bacteria and other infectious pathogens that make swimming, wading and other contact with water harmful to human (and pets) health. Waterways in all areas are subject to swimming bans - which also means wading!"

Part of the problem is that the area's combined sewer system was developed before 1900, and - like New York City's sewage and rain systems, designed to combine to simplify runoff, bypassing water treatment plants.

According to Open Data DC, in Washington: “It is necessary to prevent flooding in homes, basements, businesses and streets.

Kennedy, avid outdoor activist, has not responded to a request for comment from the publication time, nor has he posted information about it on social media.

In an interview with Fox News on Sunday, Kennedy described himself as a "traitor." He was among the ranks joined by other appointees of the Federal Health Agency - including TV Doctor Mehmet Oz, Marty Makary and Jay Bhattacharya - he said: "The entire leadership of the agency is traitors, you know, they are juggernauts who oppose the convention, whether it is searching for the truth, whether it is searching for the truth."

Kennedy joined Donald Trump on Sunday to launch a new administration plan to lower the price of high prescription drugs in the United States. He thanked the U.S. president for his “oligarchy” and targeted Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, who made the drug pricing signature for his political platform.

The 2024 Democratic presidential candidate said: “This is one of the promises politicians have made to their voters.

Sanders later mocked the government's plans, saying that it would be abandoned by the court.

Kennedy is known for taking the risk of biology. He admitted to transporting a road bear cub to Central Park in New York, where his daughter kicked a childhood adventure when her father transported the rotten whale head from Nantucket to her home in Westchester.

Kennedy's entry into polluted streams has had adverse effects, possibly e E. coli Poisoning does not necessarily benefit greatly from the government's plan to reduce drug costs. Common antibiotics used for treatment e E. coli Infections used in treatment regimens are usually $10 to $30.