Robert F. Kennedy Jr. seemed to slip a nicotine pouch into his mouth in the middle of a White House event, the Daily Mail reported.
Kennedy, the nation's top public health official, was standing right behind President Trump during a press conference on lowering drug costs.
Trump was proudly touting a deal with pharmaceutical giant Pfizer when Kennedy appeared to put something in his mouth.
This is not the first time Kennedy has been spotted using a nicotine product on the sly. Many people who tuned in to Kennedy's contentious Senate confirmation hearing in January thought Kennedy popped a Zyn, a popular brand of nicotine pouch.
Kenned appeared to make a similar motion during Tuesday's press conference, swiping his hand across his mouth as Trump spoke.
The ability to discreetly consume nicotine pouches is one of their main draws. Some people even credit them with weight loss, since nicotine suppresses appetite.
While nicotine pouches like Zyn have been touted as an alternative to smoking, smokeless nicotine products are still addictive, and they may have harmful effects on the heart and gums.
The pouches lay between the upper lip and the gums, releasing nicotine slowly to produce a longer buzz than people get from cigarettes.
Trump set a loose, informal tone at Tuesday's event, where he announced a new website allowing consumers to purchase discounted drugs, "TrumpRx." The president also said Pfizer has agreed to charge lower prices for its drugs to Medicaid.
The president poked fun at Kennedy at one point for sneezing.
"God bless you, Bobby," Trump said. "I hope I didn't catch Covid just there."
Trump jokingly asked Pfizer executive Albert Bourla to administer an anti-viral treatment that Pfizer makes to treat COVID-19.
"Don't you have Paxlovid? He's got Paxlovid. Give me a Paxlovid immediately," Trump said.
The founder of the "Make America Health Again" movement, Kennedy has prioritized combating chronic disease, especially in children, blaming culprits like chemicals in the food supply and a tendency to overmedicate.
He has faced backlash for some of his more unorthodox views, especially on vaccines.
Just days ago, Trump and Kennedy caused a firestorm by blaming autism in children on pregnant mothers using the common over-the-counter painkiller Tylenol.
Kennedy's "MAHA" report on the health of America's children has been criticized by some for omitting tobacco as a cause of chronic disease.
