Jimmy Fallon made a joke in his opening monologue on Wednesday that all of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s great ideas came from a dead worm in his brain.
After making fun of Donald Trump for swearing during his hush money trial, the host of the “Tonight Show” criticized the well-known anti-vaccine third-party candidate Kennedy and the recent revelation that doctors found a dead parasite in his brain in 2012, according to a New York Times article.
“RFK Jr. said that years ago, a doctor found a dead worm in his brain. And this is strange — instead of using de-wormer, he injected himself with the COVID vaccine,” Fallon said. “He’s got it all wrong. His family’s like, ‘It’s true, but it still doesn’t explain why he’s like that.’ Apparently the worm was giving him all his ideas, like in ‘Ratatouille.'”
Fallon then performed, imitating Kennedy and acting out how it would be if the presidential hopeful had a French “Ratatouille” accent.
“It is not, uh — it is cold. I will warm it up,” Fallon said, faking a French accent.
As for the worm, doctors spotted a dark area in Kennedy's brain during a medical scan. In a deposition, Kennedy mentioned that the spot “was caused by a worm that got into my brain and ate a portion of it and then died.” This deposition was part of Kennedy’s divorce proceedings from his second wife, Mary Richardson Kennedy.
When Fallon mentioned Kennedy’s “ideas,” he is more than likely referring to the long list of conspiracy theories Kennedy has talked about since starting his political career and even earlier, particularly about vaccines. For example, he claimed that COVID vaccines contained a microchip to control people and also suggested a link between antidepressants and the increase in school shootings around the country. Fallon’s mention of the 2007 film “Ratatouille” referred to its plot. In the animated Disney movie, a rat with ambitions to be a chef moves to Paris and directs a low-level kitchen worker, assisting him with his cooking while staying out of sight. Jimmy Fallon's reference to the 2007 film “Ratatouille,” obviously, related to its plot. In the animated Disney movie, a rat who dreams of becoming a chef moves to Paris and manipulates a low-level kitchen worker to help him with his culinary work while staying hidden.
Fallon made a witty comment, saying, “Instead of using a dewormer, he injected himself with the COVID vaccine.”
