RFK Jr. should use troops to close fast-food joints, Tim Dillon jokes
In fact, he'd love to see Kennedy close fast-food restaurants with armed soldiers.
'I think he should go into fast-food restaurants with the military and shut them down. I think he should take people off the line at Chick-fil-A at gunpoint,' Dillon joked with 'On Balance' host Leland Vittert on Wednesday.
'If I were going to go to Taco Bell but I knew that RFK would be there with the military, I might think twice about it,' he added.
Kidding aside, the comedian said Kennedy faces an uphill battle while challenging what Dillon calls the 'junk food industry.'
'These are mega-, multi-national conglomerates with a lot of money who are very well-funded, and he's got his work cut out for him. It's going to be very hard,' Dillon said.
Kevin Spacey promotes Dillon special
The podcast host of 'The Tim Dillon Show' has a new Netflix special, 'I'm Your Mother,' which is now streaming. To help promote the program, actor Kevin Spacey appears in a short ad reprising his 'House of Cards' role as political powerbroker Frank Underwood.
Spacey, who also endorsed Kennedy in the last election, was effectively exiled from the entertainment industry nearly a decade ago amid allegations of sexual misconduct. He was acquitted of criminal charges but still faces a civil lawsuit overseas. The actor has denied wrongdoing and reportedly is attempting a comeback.
Dillon said he hopes the actor's reappearance is a sign the pendulum has swung away from 'cancel culture.'
'People are just tired of banishing people,' he said. 'People are imperfect, they're flawed. They make mistakes.'
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