Oh it's the worm that died. You got my hopes up for a sec.

1992: “But when I was in England I experimented with marijuana a time or two, and I didn’t like it. I didn’t inhale it, and never tried it again.” - Bill Clinton

2026: “I offer to eat 5 more brain worms and still beat President Trump and President Biden in a debate." - RFK Jr.

This is the level of debate we’re at now.

Like a bunch of people in this thread, I did some digging. Ended up on an NYT article (archive link)

“I have short-term memory loss, and I have longer-term memory loss that affects me.”

Anyway I just wanted to share this quote because it really tickled me. 😄 What a stupidly roundabout way of putting it.

Speaking of worms eating brains, there was this experiment where scientists trained a worm to find food. Then, they killed the worm, blended its brains or brain equivalent, and fed it to other worms. When those worms were put into the same environment, they already knew how to find the food, apparently having learned it from eating the other worm's brains.

So, it's possible that this worm ate some of RFK Jr's brains and that the worm went insane as a result.

The idea that a worm could eat a small portion of RFK Jr's brain and cause him significant mental impairment is laughable. He wasn't using his brain in the first place. Certainly the worm got the worst of the exchange.

huh, according to the provided link:

It is possible that Kennedy could have contracted a parasitic worm in his brain, according to a medical expert, although it wouldn't have been "eating his brain." However, parasites such as tapeworms do not consume brain tissue, as Kennedy suggested during his deposition.

Wha.... I had to tap out at the part where he offered to eat 5 more worms before debating Trump and Biden... I don't... I can't...

Worm died of hunger

I feel like only having a choice between dementia, Alzheimer's and brain worms in the next election is not enough. The US needs more plurality in the democratic process. People should be free to cast their vote for any number of degenerative neurological diseases. What if voters want to stand up for Parkinson's or multiple sclerosis? More and more people look at US society and feel like terminal brain tumors are clearly best suited to represent it in office.

Unless I missed something, the linked article does not attribute the tapeworm's death to the mercury poisoning.

according to a medical expert, although it wouldn't have been "eating his brain." However, parasites such as tapeworms do not consume brain tissue

Well that was boring

Not saying he should be anywhere close to the position of power and leadership he is in, but RFK Jr. really seems like one of the more benign members of this government.