RFK Jr. Discloses $250K in Lavish Gifts From Top Donor

REUTERS/Evan Vucci Health Secretary Robert F.

Kennedy Jr. received more than $250,000 worth of free flights to Fiji and Greece from a longtime security adviser and donor.

A financial ethics disclosure cited by The Wall Street Journal revealed that the gifts, from Gavin de Becker, included a nearly $45,000 round-trip airfare to Greece and almost $97,000 in flights to Fiji, where de Becker owns a sprawling private retreat and compound.

De Becker also provided Kennedy with access to a vacation home in Washington, D.C., The Journal reported.

The U.S.

Department of Health and Human Services did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

A spokesperson for Kennedy told the Journal he worked with ethics officials on his disclosures and complies with all federal ethics regulations.

De Becker, 71, is a security specialist with a list of high-profile clients including Jeff Bezos, Madonna and Cher.

He also served as Kennedy’s security adviser during his 2024 presidential campaign.

OpenSecrets, a nonprofit organization tracking lobbying and political donations, lists de Becker as one of Kennedy’s biggest campaign contributors in 2024.

De Becker donated around $14 million to a pro-Kennedy super PAC —which then refunded $9.65 million back to him.

De Becker and a PAC representative told POLITICO the donation was intended as “bridge funding.” De Becker did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

He told the Journal that the gifts were part of a personal friendship, describing Kennedy as “my closest friend in the world for many years.” “I’m glad to be able to host him anytime, and I love the times our families spend together,” he was quoted saying.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Kennedy also disclosed smaller gifts, like a $900 flight to Aspen from Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and WWE box seats from Education Secretary Linda McMahon, along with more than $4 million in book advances and bitcoin holdings totaling between $1 and $5 million.