TOP 8 GROSSEST THINGS RFK JR HAS DONE (SO FAR)
In Reverse Order
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a well-documented habit of going barefoot on airplanes. This was captured in a viral 2023 photo where he was seen walking down the aisle (returning from the bathroom) with no shoes or socks on a commercial flight. The incident sparked widespread disgust and mockery because airplane floors and carpets are notoriously filthy: they’re rarely deep-cleaned between flights, accumulate spills, food crumbs, vomit, bodily fluids, bacteria, viruses, fungi, and even fecal matter from restroom traffic.
People pointed out the gross risk of stepping in all that and tracking it back to your seat (or worse, exposing open skin to potential pathogens like staph, E. coli, or fungal infections). RFK Jr. responded with a sarcastic “apology” video sent to TMZ, where he pretended to regret the “inexcusable” behavior and promised it would “never happen again” — only for the camera to pan out and reveal he was sitting barefoot in the airport terminal the whole time, tapping his feet smugly. This doubled down on the gross factor for many critics, who saw it as defiant indifference to basic hygiene norms.
7. Claimed WiFi causes cancer and ‘leaky brain’: On podcasts and in interviews, he warned that WiFi radiation opens the blood-brain barrier, leading to “leaky brain” where toxins enter, and causes “cellphone tumors.” These claims lack scientific backing and have been debunked by health experts.
6. Engaged in extramarital affairs contributing to his wife’s suicide: His second wife, Mary Richardson Kennedy, died by suicide in 2012 amid their divorce. Reports and family accounts linked her distress to his repeated infidelity, which became public and strained their marriage.
5. Snorted cocaine off toilet seats: In a recent podcast, RFK Jr. admitted to using drugs in unsanitary ways during his addiction, explaining his lack of fear of germs by saying, “I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.” This ties into his history of heroin and cocaine use.
4. Blended baby chickens and mice to feed his hawks: As a young man, he reportedly put small animals like chicks and mice into a blender to create food for his pet hawks, a practice he showed off in his basement or dorm, according to his cousin Caroline Kennedy.
3. Bathed in E. coli-infested sewage: Described in critiques of his environmental work, RFK Jr. has boasted about swimming or bathing in heavily polluted waters contaminated with E. coli and other bacteria, framing it as part of his activism but raising health concerns.
2. Dumped a dead bear cub in Central Park: In 2014, he picked up a roadkill bear cub, intended to skin it, but instead staged it in New York City’s Central Park next to an old bicycle to make it look like a biking accident, solving a decade-old mystery when he confessed in 2024.
1. Cut off a beached whale’s head and drove it home: In 1994, RFK Jr. illegally sawed off the head of a dead whale on a Massachusetts beach, strapped it to his minivan roof, and drove five hours to New York. Fluids leaked into the car, forcing his family to wear plastic bags over their heads due to the stench.
This is one I don’t know if we can hold against him:
A parasitic worm (tapeworm larva) in his brain (revealed in 2012 deposition, publicized 2024)
RFK Jr. described how doctors found a dead parasite (likely a pork tapeworm) that had entered his brain, eaten part of it, and died causing memory issues and fog initially mistaken for a tumor. The idea of a live worm burrowing into and damaging brain tissue is inherently revolting to most people.
