Jimmy Kimmel reacted to Donald Trump nominating Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — a prominent vaccine skeptic — as secretary of health and human services during his “Jimmy Kimmel Live” monologue on Thursday night, saying the decision is “heavy on the F.
” “Who better to be in charge of health and humans than a guy whose brain was partially devoured by a worm?” Kimmel said, referring to RFK Jr. ‘s revelation that a brain scan abnormality “was caused by a worm that got into my brain and ate a portion of it and then died,” as the New York Times reported in May. RFK Jr.
, the son of late U.S. attorney general and senator Robert F.
Kennedy, also ran for president in the 2024 election — initially against Joe Biden in the Democratic primary before launching an independent campaign and eventually endorsing Trump. Beyond his anti-vaccine views, RFK Jr. was also embroiled in a scandal in September when New York Magazine reporter Olivia Nuzzi admitted to having a “personal relationship” with him.
“This tells you all you need to know about our country right now: RFK got caught having phone sex with a reporter and she was fired,” Kimmel continued. “What happened to him? They made him secretary of health and human services. Why not? I mean, if Matt Gaetz is going to be attorney general, bring in Gary Busey to run the CIA.
Go for broke!” Gaetz was the subject of Kimmel’s ire during Wednesday night’s episode , when he blasted the former Congressman, who until his .