RFK’s ‘mom army’ has landed on the shores of the political world
For those who have not been paying attention, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his Make American Healthy Again movement have become a force to be reckoned with. One of the main reasons is the army of mothers that has assembled to support him — not only in each state, but in countries around the world.
And rightfully so. For decades, mothers (and all parents) in our country felt that they did not have a true champion by their side in government to fight for the physical and mental wellbeing of their children. In newly confirmed Health and Human Services Secretary Kennedy, millions of parents in our nation and around the world finally believe they have that champion. As such, they feel extremely protective of him, and have made it clear that they will mobilize at a moment’s notice to defend him, his past positions or his future proclamations.
Starting back in the 1950s, golf legend Arnold Palmer inspired millions of sports fans to enlist in “Arnie’s Army.” Today, Kennedy has “Bobby’s Brigades.” But there is a critically important distinction. While “Arnie’s Army” could storm a golf course to cheer on their champion, “Bobby’s Brigades” can storm the world of politics and change the outcomes of elections and policy.
Many of these parents understandably believe that, for far too long, politicians in the U.S. and around the world have caved to — or been compromised via donations and promised jobs by — Big Pharma and Big Ag at the direct expense of the health of their children and themselves. And guess what? That has made many of them angry and dismissive of the entrenched elites within government doing the bidding of these special interests.
President Donald Trump has proven himself to be an exceptional leader in business and government, mainly because of the people he has surrounded himself with over the years. To be sure, during his first administration, Trump was betrayed by a number of appointees seemingly more loyal to the corrupt system than to our nation. Four years later and with eyes now wide open, Trump is appointing personnel not only loyal to him, but whose very core is dedicated to disrupting the broken and corrupt machine that has dominated D.C. for decades.
Of all the disruptors Trump is unleashing upon the entrenched establishment, a strong argument can be made that Kennedy — with his “MAHA” assignment — will be by far the most effective and the fastest to attain provable, quantifiable results. And that is exactly what terrifies Big Pharma, Big Ag, certain lobbyists and the special interests that have benefitted from that broken and corrupt system for decades.
That sordid reality acknowledged, that is also what inspires and emboldens “Bobby’s Brigades” into action, as we saw when over 1,000 landed inside the halls of Congress during Kennedy’s confirmation hearing, made unnecessarily contentious by various Democratic senators. These “brigades” could prove to be game changers during the 2026 midterm elections as well as the 2028 presidential election. They are keeping all the receipts, will observe how RFK Jr. and Trump are treated by Congress and statehouses around the country, and will make their power known in the voting booth.
RFK Jr.’s “army of moms” has landed, burned their boats and are fighting their way forward on behalf of their children and themselves. They have no intention of losing.
Douglas MacKinnon is a former White House and Pentagon official.
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