RFK Jr. jokes about his 'brain worm' eating 'part of his memory' in speech to cheering Libertarians attacking Trump for his COVID response

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. leaned into the 'brain worm' mockery as he railed former President Donald Trump over his COVID-19 response. 

Kennedy spoke late Friday afternoon at the Libertarian National Convention at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C., where Trump is slated to speak tomorrow. 

Both Kennedy and Trump want to siphon off Libertarian voters, despite the party being poised to select their own nominee.

'Maybe a brainworm ate that part of my memory,' Kennedy said. 'I don't recall any part of the United States Constitution where there's an exemption for pandemics.' 

Kennedy, who is currently trying to secure his own place on ballots around the nation, was received warmly by the crowd, especially when he railed against the Trump-imposed lockdowns in the early months of the pandemic. 

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. leaned into the 'brainworm' mockery as he railed former President Donald Trump over his COVID-19 response during an appearance Friday at the Libertarian National Convention 

The former Democrat - who changed to an independent in October when his presidential bid wasn't picking up enough steam to dent President Joe Biden - noted how Trump came in an touted his business bonafides. 

Then he 'gave the keys to all of our businesses to a 50-year bureaucrat who's never been elected to anything,' Kennedy said, referencing Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of the leaders of both Trump and Biden's COVID-19 response. 

'President Trump presided over the greatest restriction on individual liberties this country has ever known,' Kennedy said. 

Kennedy, who's long been a prominent vaccine skeptic, also slapped the Biden administration for reaching out to social media companies during the early weeks of the Democrat's tenure to knock down medical 'malinformation' - 'which is information that is factually accurate but it's nonetheless inconvenient.' 

'I'm curious to know how President Trump is going to defend his attacks on the Constitution when I meet him on the debating stage,' the independent hopeful later added. 

The first presidential debate will be hosted by CNN on June 27 and Kennedy is facing an uphill battle to appear onstage alongside the two major party contenders. 

The Biden campaign pushed banning third-party candidates from the debate stage outright. 

Attendees at the Libertarian National Convention, which is taking place at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C., clap during Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s speech Friday afternoon. They will pick their own nominee, but invited other presidential candidates to speak

The brother of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, Gabriel Shipton (pictured) was among those attending the Libertarian National Convention in Washington, D.C. this week. Robert F. Kennedy commended Assange during his Friday speech 

But CNN and ABC, which will host the second debate in September, set polling requirements for third party contenders - they will need to hit 15 percent in four national polls during a stated time period. 

As of Friday the Kennedy campaign said the candidate had received enough support in three of the four polls needed.  

Kennedy will also need to appear on enough states' ballots to win 270 Electoral College votes in the general election. 

During Friday's appearance at the Libertarian National Convention, Kennedy got the most cheers for praising both Julian Assange, the Wikileaks founder, and Edward Snowden, who both exposed U.S. government secrets. 

'Julian Assange should be celebrated as a hero,' Kennedy said, as the audience erupted in a 'Free Julian Assange' chant.

Assange's brother Gabriel Shipton was attending the conference. 

The Wikileaks founder is currently in custody on the United Kingdom. 

Robert F. Kennedy received the loudest cheers when he applauded both Edward Snowden and Julian Assange, promising to pardon Snowden and have charges dropped for the Wikileaks founder, who is in custody in the United Kingdom 

Of Snowden the presidential hopeful said, 'He's a hero not a criminal.' 

'I'm going to do what President Trump should have done,' Kennedy pledged. 'On my first day I'm going to pardon Edward Snowden and I'm going to drop all charges against Julian Assange.' 

Biden said last month that he's 'considering' dropping all charges against Assange, an ask that has been made by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, as Assange is Australian. 

The current president was also invited to appear at the Libertarian National Convention but declined the offer. 

He's spending part of Memorial Day weekend at home in Wilmington, Delaware and will deliver a commencement address at West Point.