- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. baselessly claimed that COVID-19 may have been “ethnically targeted” to help specific groups.
- He said whites and blacks are most susceptible, and Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese are most susceptible.
- Presidential candidate RFK Jr. has long been a vaccine skeptic and a conspiracy theorist.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. baselessly claimed that the novel coronavirus may have been “ethnically targeted” to help Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese.
The longtime vaccine skeptic and conspiracy theorist, who is running for president as a rival to the Democratic primary, reportedly made the comments at a news conference in New York City on Tuesday. New York Post.
“There is an argument that the coronavirus is targeting ethnic groups. It disproportionately attacks certain races,” President Kennedy said.
“Covid-19 is targeting whites and blacks to attack. Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese are the most immune.”
“There are papers out there that show racial and ethnic differences and influences, whether they were intentionally targeted or not,” Kennedy insisted, without citing specific sources. .
He also claimed that China has spent hundreds of millions of dollars developing “ethnic bioweapons” and that the United States is also developing similar weapons.
The origin of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is still unknown, a hotly debated theory It is possible that the virus escaped from a laboratory in Wuhan, China. Whether or not this theory is correct, there is no known evidence to suggest that the virus was designed to target any particular ethnic group.
Kennedy built a reputation as a prominent anti-vaccine activist long before the pandemic, but his influence reached new heights when the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020.
A report identified him as one of 12 people responsible for spreading most of the disinformation about COVID-19 online.
He has also promoted various conspiracy theories without foundation. Wi-Fi causes cancer And antidepressants are to blame for school shootings.
Members of the Kennedy dynasty previously told insiders they would not support a long-term presidential run because of Kennedy’s anti-vaccine views.
In a statement to the Post, the Anti-Defamation League responded to President Kennedy’s allegations that COVID-19 is being ethnically targeted.
“The claim that COVID-19 is a bioweapon created by the Chinese and Jews to attack whites and blacks is very offensive and we have seen it evolve over the last three years. It plays into Chinaphobic and anti-Semitic conspiracy theories about COVID-19,” they said.