The US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has got his work cut out for him. And this week New York officials are warning about a rare tick-borne illness called rabbit fever (tularemia). Of all the things that the health secretary is doing, hosting a cookery show is probably the least offensive. Kennedy, who also has a new podcast, is not the only Trump official who is fond of the cameras. It seems that many Trump officials don’t really want to do the hard work that comes with being a government official; they’d rather play one on TV.