<p>Independent US presidential candidate Robert F Kenndey Jr had a brain abnormality that he said doctors attributed to a parasite in his head, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.</p><p>Citing a 12-year-old deposition, the Times said Kennedy stated that a doctor had told him an abnormality on his brain scan "was caused by a worm that got into my brain and ate a portion of it and then died."</p>.Robert F Kennedy Jr to run for President as independent.<p>The 2012 deposition came during divorce proceedings from his second wife, Mary Richardson Kennedy, the Times reported, as he argued his earning power had been diminished by his cognitive struggles.</p><p>Mary Richardson Kennedy died by suicide in 2012, as she and Kennedy were battling over custody of their four children.</p><p>Kennedy, who is challenging Republican former President Donald Trump and Democratic President Joe Biden for the White House in November, could pick up 8 per cent of voters nationwide, a Reuters/Ipsos poll in March showed.</p><p>A Kennedy spokeswoman told the Times that any suggestion his health could be an issue during the campaign was a "hilarious suggestion, given the competition.</p>
<p>Independent US presidential candidate Robert F Kenndey Jr had a brain abnormality that he said doctors attributed to a parasite in his head, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.</p><p>Citing a 12-year-old deposition, the Times said Kennedy stated that a doctor had told him an abnormality on his brain scan "was caused by a worm that got into my brain and ate a portion of it and then died."</p>.Robert F Kennedy Jr to run for President as independent.<p>The 2012 deposition came during divorce proceedings from his second wife, Mary Richardson Kennedy, the Times reported, as he argued his earning power had been diminished by his cognitive struggles.</p><p>Mary Richardson Kennedy died by suicide in 2012, as she and Kennedy were battling over custody of their four children.</p><p>Kennedy, who is challenging Republican former President Donald Trump and Democratic President Joe Biden for the White House in November, could pick up 8 per cent of voters nationwide, a Reuters/Ipsos poll in March showed.</p><p>A Kennedy spokeswoman told the Times that any suggestion his health could be an issue during the campaign was a "hilarious suggestion, given the competition.</p>