Candidate for the White House, Robert Kennedy Jr. had part of his brain eaten away by a worm – Libération

Candidate for the White House, Robert Kennedy Jr. had part of his brain eaten away by a worm – Libération
Candidate for the White House, Robert Kennedy Jr. had part of his brain eaten away by a worm – Libération

JFK’s nephew, anti-vax and conspiracy figure, suffered serious health problems ten years ago after being infected by a “parasite”, revealed this Wednesday, May 8, the “New York Times”. He is an independent candidate in the November presidential election.

The health of the contenders for the American presidential election is definitely wavering. Robert Kennedy Jr., candidate for the White House, son of former Democratic minister Robert “Bobby” Kennedy and nephew of JFK, had part of his brain eaten away by a worm more than ten years ago, reveals the New York Times this Wednesday, May 8.

The American media’s investigation is based, among other things, on a deposition from Robert Kennedy Jr. in the context of a divorce. The document dates from 2012. It shows that doctors diagnosed that a “The worm had entered his brain, eaten part of it and died.” The document then states that “obvious cognitive problems” in this anti-vax figure, as well as “long-term and short-term memory loss.”

When contacted, a spokesperson for the candidate, Stefanie Spear, confirmed that he had “contracted a parasite” during a trip “in Africa, South America or Asia”. “The problem was resolved more than ten years ago and he is now in very good physical and mental health”, she insists. Statement with a dig at Biden and Trump: “It is laughable to doubt Mr. Kennedy’s state of health when we see who he is facing.”

The news comes as the health of his competitors, aged 81 for Joe Biden and 77 for Donald Trump, is regularly discussed. Robert Kennedy Junior turned 70 in January.

In addition to his missing nerve cells, Robert Kennedy Jr. was also the victim of mercury poisoning, according to the New York Timeswhich can also lead to neurological problems.

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