Late Night Hosts React To RFK Jr.’s HHS Appointment With Brain Worm Jokes, Kimmel Reveals Hannibal Lecter As Trump’s First Choice

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Still stunned by Donald Trump‘s nominations Wednesday of Matt Gaetz for Attorney General and Fox & Friends host Pete Hegseth for Defense Secretary, late night comedians had a new shock Trump appointment to dissect Thursday, that of Robert F.

Kennedy Jr. Stephen Colbert broke the news to some of his audience as the announcement had just been made moments before the Late Show taping. “Donald Trump continued tits exhaustive search for the most qualified people within his line of sight, and he has chosen anti-vaxx nepo maniac Robert F.

Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services. I know that sounds insane but we should all keep an open mind because that’s how the worm gets in.” Jimmy Kimmel had a similar reaction. “Who better to be in charge of health and humans than a guy whose brain was partially devoured by a worm?,” he said.

Colbert and Kimmel are referring to RFK Jr.‘s infamous parasitic worm story as NYT quoted him saying in a 2012 deposition, “A worm … got into my brain and ate a portion of it and then died.” “Trump originally wanted a doctor in that role – turns out, the late great Hannibal Lecter isn’t a real person,” Kimmel quipped, referencing one of Trump’s favorite talking points on the campaign trail.