In an astonishing revelation, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an independent presidential candidate, disclosed that a parasite had once resided in his brain, feasting on it before eventually perishing.
This startling admission, made during a 2012 deposition, was swiftly seized upon by commentators and humorists.
On a recent episode of Saturday Night Live, comedian Sarah Sherman humorously portrayed the parasite. Adorned with an RFK Jr. flag and campaign button, Sherman shared her fictional journey within Kennedy's brain with Colin Jost, the host of Weekend Update.
Sherman, as the parasite, humorously commented on Kennedy's appearance, saying, "Look at this guy! What worm wouldn't love this?" She continued, pointing to a photograph of a post-workout, shirtless Kennedy, "He looks like a pack of chicken thighs left out in the sun. And check out his face! He looks like someone left Bruce Springsteen in the microwave too long. His face is so red, he looks like you, when you're screaming at those college protesters, Colin."
When Jost inquired how she managed to infiltrate Kennedy's brain, Sherman quipped, "Same way you get to Carnegie Hall." Jost, expecting the punchline to be 'practice, practice, practice,' was met with a surprising response from Sherman: "No, through the anus!" She then proceeded to describe Kennedy's body as a "worm's paradise," due to the absence of any vaccines.
According to Susanne Craig, the initial discovery of a "dark spot" on Kennedy's brain scans was initially suspected to be a tumor. However, a second opinion suggested a far more bizarre possibility: a "dead parasite." Craig quoted Kennedy as saying, "The doctor believed that the abnormality seen on his scans was caused by a worm that got into my brain and ate a portion of it and then died."
Kennedy, demonstrating a sense of humor about the situation, posted, "I offer to eat 5 more brain worms and still beat President Trump and President Biden in a debate."
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