As the measles outbreak has now spread to nearly 20 states, with nearly 500 cases in Texas alone, non-physician Kennedy publicly promoted a good diet, Vitamin A and cod liver oil as treatments and possible prevention strategies for measles.

The Washington City Paper, citing an unnamed D.C. source, reports that the president has chosen June 14, 2025—the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army, Flag Day, and coincidentally also his own 79th birthday—as the big day. If it goes ahead, the four-mile procession would go from the Pentagon in Arlington to the White House.