In August, he was filmed doing a workout with the secretary of defence, Pete Hegseth, which they called “the Pete and Bobby challenge”. Kennedy kept his shirt on for that one, but the jeans were back. A couple of months later, this time in a suit, Kennedy did a pull-up competition in Reagan National airport with the US transport secretary. This was in service of a new initiative to turn airports into wellness spaces. This sounds lovely, but there are rather more pressing things to focus on. Like making sure airport workers, many of whom are missing a paycheck because of the current partial government shutdown, can pay their bills.