Sicko Democrats are ripping into Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. because of his neurological voice disorder.
During a Senate hearing on Wednesday, RFK Jr. faced questions on topics including childhood vaccines and nutrition.
Happening Now ⬇️
Follow @HHSResponse for updates.https://t.co/MMVxgQz0w4— Secretary Kennedy (@SecKennedy) April 22, 2026
However, he could also be heard breathing loudly through his microphone.
This is a symptom of his spasmodic dysphonia, a neurological voice disorder affecting speech and breathing patterns.
He has suffered from the condition for over 30 years.
The thread was started by Aaron Ruper, a prominent left-wing social media activist, who described the noises as “absolutely horrifying.”
Democrats immediately piled on to the mockery, with Rick Wilson’s Lincoln Project comparing him to “an old pug trying to walk up steps.”
Sounds like an old pug trying to walk up steps
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) April 22, 2026
Democratic strategist Keith Edwards said it sounded like a “raccoon being castrated.”
RFK Jr. sounds like a raccoon being castrated https://t.co/pZLKjTGk2B
— Keith Edwards (@keithedwards) April 22, 2026
Many other spiteful netizens also chimed in:
he legitimately sounds worse than darth vader when he took his helmet off before dying https://t.co/TnUSMIQxq3
— EckhartsLadder (@EckhartsLadder) April 22, 2026
To quote a former talk show host, it sounds like satan making a cappuccino. https://t.co/fmuQFg2JKm
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) April 22, 2026
Really disturbing https://t.co/0fW3mYMZVQ
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) April 22, 2026
I am begging you to unmute this https://t.co/04EHhHKVTK
— j aubrey 🤠 (@jaubreyYT) April 22, 2026
Olivia Nuzzi is somewhere going wild for this https://t.co/7ayGOhZnUi
— Zito (@_Zeets) April 22, 2026
Dude sounds like a Sleestak. https://t.co/RxS2NU4Apk
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) April 22, 2026
According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, spasmodic dysphonia “causes involuntary spasms in the muscles of the voice box or larynx.”
”This causes the voice to break and have a tight, strained, or strangled sound.
“It can cause problems ranging from trouble saying a word or two to being not able to talk at all.”
“Spasmodic dysphonia is a lifelong condition. It most often affects women, with symptoms starting between the ages of 30 and 50.”
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