Kimmel's critique was both sharp and humorous, as he dissected the proceedings and Kennedy's responses to the Senate's inquiries.
According to The Decider, Kimmel not only targeted Kennedy for the questions posed by other senators but also shared a clip featuring Kennedy's cousin, Caroline Kennedy. In her message, Caroline implored the Senate to reject his confirmation, recalling a peculiar childhood anecdote: RFK Jr. "enjoyed showing off how he’d put baby chickens and mice in a blender to feed to his hawks." Kimmel seized upon this revelation, quipping, "Well, that explains why he lost the job at Jamba Juice, I guess. He put baby chickens and mice in a blender to feed his hawks. And guess what? Not one of the 27 Senators on the finance committee asked him about it today. Not one!" This pointed out the perceived absurdity of the current political climate, where such eccentricities seemingly go unchallenged.
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Kimmel further lampooned the confirmation process, exclaiming, "We’ve reached a point where these cabinet picks are so nutty, the idea that one of them was making Stewart Little smoothies doesn’t even come up!" He highlighted the focus on Kennedy's evolving views on contentious issues like abortion and vaccines, suggesting that these shifts were politically motivated since "pledging allegiance to the Cantaloupe in Chief."
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The late-night host also took a swipe at Kennedy's vocal delivery, jesting that he sounded "like he swallowed a bag of rocks." Kimmel's comedic critique extended to Kennedy's wife, Cheryl Hines, known for her role in Curb Your Enthusiasm, who was present at the hearing. Kimmel remarked that Hines "sat quietly behind her husband as he attempted to rewrite the story of his life," while the show humorously overlaid Curb's iconic theme music on footage of the hearing.
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As the music played, the camera zoomed in on Hines, capturing her subtle reactions as Kennedy addressed topics such as racial disparities in COVID-19 reactions and the controversial notion of Lyme disease as a "militarily engineered bioweapon." Kimmel's dry wit was evident as he commented, "Yeah. We gotta get to the bottom of that."
