RFK Jr. has been the big surprise of the 2024 election. The independent candidate does not seem to have a real shot at becoming the next President, but he could have a hand in deciding whether Biden or Trump wins.

He is peeling away votes from both candidates, but seems to be stripping more away from Biden at this point. The candidate has a variety of unique positions as an environmental activist.

If you have ever heard him speak, you know that he has struggled physically as well, and it has affected his speech. Now RFK Jr. is revealing a surprising diagnosis he received from his doctor years ago.

From CNN:
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. experienced a series of health issues in recent years, including an abnormality that he said was caused by a worm that entered his brain and then died, The New York Times reported on Wednesday.

A New York doctor, after reviewing a scan of his brain, told him that his health issues could be “caused by a worm that got into my brain and ate a portion of it and then died,” Kennedy said in the 2012 deposition…

Kennedy’s campaign declined to provide his medical records to the Times. In a statement to CNN, Stefanie Spear, a spokesperson for Kennedy’s campaign, said he had “traveled extensively in Africa, South America and Asia” as part of his work as an environmental advocate and said he contracted a parasite in one of those trips.

This… is interesting, to say the least. It is difficult to speculate on a brain-eating worm without a release of medical records.

And Kennedy’s explanation of his travel throughout the world may have made his opportunity at encountering such a worm much higher than if he was an American homebody.

Either way, Kennedy seems poised to attract eccentric individuals and those tired with status quo candidates. He seems to have some common sense about the border and other major issues, but he is still very liberal.

File this claim away as another interesting quirk of a man who has challenged the Democratic establishment and continues making headlines in a news-packed 2024 election season.

Key Takeaways:

• Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has claimed some of his serious health issues were attributed to a worm that ate part of his brain and died.
• This diagnosis was given by a NY doctor, but they have not been confirmed by medical records.

Source: CNN