RFK Jr. claims doctor said parasite ‘ate’ part of his brain [Video]

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.‘s campaign on Wednesday is responding to a New York Times report that described an incident where the independent candidate claims that a doctor told him that a parasitic worm was found in his brain more than a decade ago.

In a 2012 deposition during a divorce from his second wife, Kennedy revealed that a doctor found a dead parasite in his brain — one of multiple health conditions Kennedy said may have caused what he described in the deposition as “cognitive problems” he had experienced at the time, according to a New York Times report.

In a statement, Kennedy spokeswoman Stefanie Spear said the candidate contracted a parasite during his travel as an environmental advocate — likely when he visited either Africa, South America or Asia.

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“The issue was resolved more than 10 years ago, and he is in …