Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has claimed that doctors told him that a bug “got into” his brain and that he ate “part” of it.
During a 2012 deposition during divorce proceedings with second wife Kennedy. revealed Doctors said they “noticed a black spot” on his brain scan, which they claimed was a brain tumor. new york times (New York Times).
Kennedy’s revelation during the deposition came two years after he began experiencing severe memory loss and fogginess, which worried his friends.
“Obviously there are some cognitive issues,” Kennedy said during his deposition. “I have short-term memory loss, and I also have long-term memory loss, and that’s affecting me.”
After Kennedy scheduled surgery to remove what doctors thought was a tumor, he received a call from another doctor at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital who told him that the black spots on his brain scan were actually insects. He said he was told that he believed it was a dead body.
During his deposition, Kennedy explained that a doctor said the stains were caused by “an insect that got into his brain and ate part of it.”
Around the same time that Kennedy learned that he had a dead parasite in his brain, he learned that he had mercury poisoning.Mercury addiction It generally occurs when you eat too much seafood, and more specifically fish that contains mercury.
In an interview with new york timesKennedy said when doctors examined him, a brain scan showed no change in the sunspots, so doctors assumed the parasite was dead.
Kennedy said in an interview that he did not know what type of parasite he had or where he was infected.
time new york times When asked by Kennedy’s campaign whether the independent presidential candidate was healthy enough to run, campaign spokeswoman Stephanie Speer told the outlet that it was a “ridiculous suggestion” and that Donald Trump・Named former President Trump (77) and the president. Joe Biden, 81 years old.
“Given the competition, it’s an interesting proposition,” Spear said.
Kennedy has previously challenged Biden to prove that he is mentally and physically capable of serving as president by debating him.
A recent Harvard-Harris poll found that 47% of voters feel that Biden is “getting worse,” while 29% feel that Biden is getting better.
The poll also found that 55% of voters were concerned about Biden’s age and mental fitness. Of those, 80% of Republicans, 62% of independents and 26% of Democrats expressed doubts about Biden’s mental state.
