Jun 14, 2026; Washington, D.C., UNITED STATES; U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. looks on during UFC Freedom 250 at White House South Lawn. Mandatory Credit: Amber Searls-Imagn Images
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sparked mockery on Friday after he uncorked what some analysts described as an "absolutely insane" claim about what Kennedy referred to as the "most consequential crime" in American history.
On Thursday, former Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard posted a video on her professional X account that claimed to expose evidence that Anthony Fauci, the former chief medical advisor to the President, had committed crimes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kennedy retweeted the video and thanked Gabbard for "documenting Dr. Fauci's central role in causing the COVID-19 pandemic — among the most consequential crimes in human history."
Kennedy's claims garnered swift mockery online.
"An insane accusation from an insane man," Mehdi Hasan, founder of Zeteo News, posted on X.
"If this was true (it's not), shouldn't we hold Trump responsible?" Steven Bonnel II, a political commentator who goes by the name "Destiny" online, posted on X.
"My god. Bats--- f------ lunatics," Jeff Timmer, a senior advisor to Project Lincoln, posted on X.
Thank you, Tulsi, for documenting Dr. Fauci's central role in causing the COVID-19 pandemic — among the most consequential crimes in human history. https://t.co/Mni91nFi3Y
— Secretary Kennedy (@SecKennedy) June 19, 2026