RFK confirmation TODAY: Moment of truth for Trump’s wackiest cabinet pick – the bear-killing, ‘mouse-blending’ ex-addict
RFK confirmation TODAY: Moment of truth for Trump’s wackiest cabinet pick – the bear-killing, ‘mouse-blending’ ex-addict
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ROBERT F. Kennedy Jr (RFK) faces a brutal grilling by US lawmakers today as he battles to be confirmed as Donald Trump’s health secretary. The Kennedy clan scion has already been branded a “predator” in a letter to senators by his own cousin on the eve of his confirmation hearing.
![[Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaking at a podium, endorsing Donald Trump.]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/2024-endorsed-donald-trump-injecting-927142164.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
He is expected to be confronted over his murky personal history - which includes multiple affairs and an addiction to heroin - and controversial views on issues such as vaccination. RFK could also be quizzed over bizarre revelations about the candidate that emerged during his failed presidential run in 2024.
![[Man examining injured bear cub in vehicle.]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/inside-wacky-world-trump-s-949380179.jpg?strip=all&w=540)
He ran for president on a platform of being fitter and healthier than Trump or Joe Biden and posted videos of himself working out. But strange revelations about his health an behaviour saw his campaign scuttled with him ultimately endorsing Trump. They include that he has a dead worm in his brain, that he once dumped a dead bear cub in Central Park, and that he used a chainsaw to cut the head off a whale.
![[Shirtless muscular man smiling outdoors.]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/inside-wacky-world-trump-s-949380046.jpg?strip=all&w=376)
Doctors ultimately determined the remains of the parasite would not be harmful to him anymore - with experts telling the New York Times it was likely a pork tapeworm larva. He subsequently posted on X: "I offer to eat 5 more brain worms and still beat President Trump and President Biden in a debate.".
![[Police and conservation officers examining a body in Central Park.]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/2014-new-york-independent-presidential-922813761.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
His cousin Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of assassinated President John F. Kennedy, has blasted him in a letter to senators ahead of Wednesday's hearing. She said: "It's no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets, because Bobby himself is a predator.
![[Two people holding a roasted animal carcass.]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/inside-wacky-world-trump-s-949384981.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
