Hulk Hogan told Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade that President-elect Donald Trump may have a job for him in after he’s sworn into office in January.
“My president said, ‘You know something, you’d be great to run the President’s Council on Physical Fitness,’” Hogan said about a talk they had during Trump’s infamous Madison Square Garden rally.
The topic came up when they were chatting about fitness and nutrition after the rally’s conclusion.
“At the end of the day, when I was in the back at Madison Square Garden after the whole rally, we were talking about Robert Kennedy,” Hogan detailed.
Hulk Hogan says he might be working in the Trump administration. pic.twitter.com/NOjZvjRBZB
— Wrestling News (@WrestlingNewsCo) November 24, 2024
“I was talking about nutrition, and how many foreign countries won’t even let their people eat the food that we eat here in America,” a point Kennedy Jr. fervently agrees with.
In his upcoming role as the nation’s health secretary, the former presidential nominee plans to cleanse federal agencies of corruption.
He wants to get rid of “entire departments,” like the nutrition departments at the Food and Drug Administration, which he asserted “have to go” because they’re “not doing their job” to “end the chronic disease epidemic.”
RFK JR: “The nutrition department of the FDA has to go. They’re not protecting our kids.”
“Why do we have Fruit Loops in this country that have 18 or 19 ingredients and you go to Canada and it’s got 2 or 3?” pic.twitter.com/UQSgC1GU7i
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) November 6, 2024
“They’re not protecting our kids. Why do we have Fruit Loops in this country that have 18 or 19 ingredients and you go to Canada and it’s got two or three?” he questioned.
“It’s so bad, and it’s poisoned a generation of kids,” Hogan agreed. “And at the end of the day, we start talking about physical fitness,” he said about his conversation with Trump.
Congratulations @Linda_McMahon on being nominated for United States Secretary of Education. Your grandchildren will know you as a two-time cabinet member! What a legacy for us all! I am so proud of you Mom! pic.twitter.com/LuUJbOVnbp
— Stephanie McMahon (@StephMcMahon) November 21, 2024
Hogan wouldn’t be the first “Wrestlemania” star to be nominated to Trump’s administration.
The president-elect tapped Linda McMahon, a former World Wrestling Entertainment executive, to head up the Education Department.
If the Senate gives the nod, McMahon would take charge of reshaping education policies—an area Trump previously mentioned he wanted states to govern individually.
Remember that time the next Governor of Tennessee @GlennJacobsTN Tombstoned the next Department of Education Secretary @Linda_McMahon
What a time to be alive!!! pic.twitter.com/Y6ye98tlzs
— kevin smith (@kevin_smith45) November 20, 2024
Trump has described McMahon as a “fierce advocate for Parents’ Rights,” in a statement about her nomination.
“As Secretary of Education, Linda will fight tirelessly to expand ‘Choice’ to every State in America, and empower parents to make the best Education decisions for their families,” he noted.
McMahon said she was “committed to working tirelessly to ensure every student has access to a quality education,” after Trump made the announcement.
“I’ve witnessed the transformative power of education, both in the classroom and also in apprenticeship programs,” McMahon said in her statement.
“I look forward to working collaboratively with students — educators — parents and communities to strengthen our educational system; ensuring every child regardless of their demographics is prepared for a bright future.”
McMahon, who is part of Trump’s transition team, has an extensive background in both education and business leadership.
She once served on Connecticut’s State Board of Education before pivoting to politics with Senate runs in 2010 and 2012.
During Trump’s presidency, she helmed the Small Business Administration until 2019, eventually transitioning to lead the America First Action super PAC.
She is married to former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Vince McMahon, and while she worked mostly behind the scenes as an executive at the company, Linda has appeared on screen in several storylines throughout her career at the WWE.
However, controversy has plagued the McMahon family recently, with Vince stepping down as the executive chairman of WWE and UFC parent, TKO Group Holdings, after allegations of sexual assault and sex trafficking emerged.
Separately, a lawsuit filed last month accuses both Linda and Vince of negligence in handling allegations against a former ringside announcer, Mel Phillips, accused of abusing underage boys in the 1980s.
The lawsuit claims Phillips engaged in unlawful activities while working with “ring boys”—young helpers during wrestling events.
Allegedly, Vince McMahon, after being informed of misconduct, briefly fired Phillips but rehired him soon after.
Despite issuing warnings to stay away from minors, Phillips allegedly continued his behavior unchecked, with claims suggesting the McMahons were aware of this at the time.
Lawyer Greg Gutzler, speaking on behalf of the plaintiffs, said, “Thanks to the bravery of our clients, we finally have a chance to hold accountable those who allowed and enabled the open, rampant sexual abuse of these young boys.”
Trump’s pick for education secretary has denied the accusations, with her attorney Laura Brevetti commenting to CNN, “This civil lawsuit based upon 30-plus-year-old allegations is filled with scurrilous lies, exaggerations and misrepresentations regarding Linda McMahon.”