The story of RFK Jr.’s brain ‘worm’ provokes laughter on Late Night and mockery from Internet users: ‘The inside of his head is like Dune’

The campaign of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., independent presidential candidate in the United States, has confirmed his full recovery from a brain “worm” that he contracted more than a decade ago.

This confirmation came in response to a New York Times article analyzing his past health status. The Times referenced a statement from 12 years earlier in which Kennedy was quoted as saying that a doctor had informed him that his brain scan showed an abnormality that “was caused by a worm that entered my brain, ate a part of it.” and then he died. “

In a statement to Reuters, Kennedy spokeswoman Stefanie Spear explained that RFK Jr. “traveled extensively throughout Africa, South America and Asia in his work as an environmental advocate, and in one of those places he contracted a parasite.”

She said: “The problem was resolved more than 10 years ago and he is in good physical and mental health.”

Now, everyone from Late Night hosts to congressmen to netizens are joking and stirring up memes about the Kennedy brain worm story.

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JFK’s grandson mocks RFK Jr.

Jack Schlossberg, grandson of the late former President Kennedy and cousin of RFK Jr., mocked the presidential hopeful and joked: “A lot of people, a lot of people talking about Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Robert F. Kennedy Jr.”

“You know, I’m a fan of his father. And do you know his uncle? May he rest in peace. I remember where I was the day they killed him; I mean, it was a tragic day, the whole country cried. But listen, that guy is a jerk. The new guy, the young man, is a fucking idiot.”

Late Night jokes about the ‘worm’ in RFK Jr.’s brain.

Late Night host Stephen Colbert mocked RFK Jr., saying, “I just want to tell any RFK Jr. fans who might be watching, don’t despair. Just because he swore in a deposition that he has parasitic brain damage doesn’t mean he’s going to quit, because Bobby Kennedy Jr. doesn’t know the meaning of the word “quit,” because that information was in the part of the brain he ate. the worm,” and added: “This explains everything, and nothing.”

“His family says, ‘That’s true, but it still doesn’t explain why that’s the case,” joked another Late Night host, Jimmy Fallon.

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“And this is strange: instead of using a dewormer, he injected himself with a Covid vaccine. Apparently the worm was giving him all his ideas, like in ‘Ratatouille,’” he continued.

Late Night host and comedian Jimmy Kimmel joined the chorus, saying, “For a guy who seems to think doctors are scammers trying to scam him into getting a vaccine, he sure got to one quickly when a worm It started eating his brain.”

“The inside of his head is basically the movie ‘Dune,’ but you should definitely vote for him.”

Internet users are not far behind either

Socialites were quick to generate memes and mock RFK Jr.’s brain “worm” story.

“So a brain-eating worm starved to death in RFK Junior’s skull? I knew something was wrong with this fool,” wrote one X user.

Another chimed in: “It’s an old photo and he shaved his mustache but this is actually RFK Junior and his worm.”

“Doctors found a dead worm in RFK Junior’s brain in 2010…this explains a lot! That was about the year he started going completely crazy with conspiracy theories. And maybe why he is still crazy and why no one in his family wants to have anything to do with his campaign,” one scoffed.

“’Wait, that was RFK JUNIOR’s brain? Damn!’” wrote another.