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Story summary
- U.S. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended his $19.64 salmon recipe after CNN reported a $70.54 cost.
- CNN reporter Tom Foreman purchased the ingredients and recorded a total price of $70.54 at a grocery store.
- Kennedy’s show listed wild Alaskan salmon at $8.99, while the cheapest comparable price was $24.04.
- He said the program uses standard recipe costing, counting only the portion actually used.
- Washington Post columnist Monica Hesse calculated a $73.46 total, about $18 per serving versus Kennedy’s $4.91 estimate.
