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Zorro

(18,915 posts)
Sun May 24, 2026, 09:23 PM Sunday

RFK Jr. Rushed To Gym After Heart Attack

WASHINGTON—In a dire health emergency that forced staffers to quickly mobilize to save the Cabinet member’s life, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was reportedly rushed to the gym Friday after suffering a sudden heart attack.

“Quick, get him on an elliptical, now! He’s fading!” said HHS staffer Kathy Guiles, attempting to hook the secretary up to an IV of pre-workout supplements, creatine, and raw milk to regulate his vital levels.

“Is anyone around here a trainer by chance? We need a CrossFit instructor, stat! Okay, prop him up against the pec deck—he can offset the cardiac arrest by doing some weighted chest flies. Oh God, he’s flatlining! Cut his shirt off, somebody get him a spotter. If we don’t hurry, he could slip into a coma and lose all his muscle mass.”

At press time, sources close to the situation assured the nation Kennedy was taking it easy after his health episode by just doing some jiujitsu in the sauna.

https://theonion.com/rfk-jr-rushed-to-gym-after-heart-attack/

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RFK Jr. Rushed To Gym After Heart Attack (Original Post) Zorro Sunday OP
The Onion. Damn. Why, oh why did you get my hopes up?? Ocelot II Sunday #1
Excactly! dflprincess Sunday #3
Yeah, just saw the words "RFK Jr" and "heart attack," and for a sweet moment... Ocelot II Sunday #5
I know that feeling! calimary Yesterday #13
Sometimes the Onion is just LOL funny! hlthe2b Sunday #2
Kick dalton99a Sunday #4
I hope it's nothing trivial. Aristus Sunday #6
You got me!! Thought it was real BlueWaveNeverEnd Sunday #7
SNL already did this Sympthsical Sunday #8
I had to check the link! At first glance, I saw "rfk. .heart attack. .gym" niyad Sunday #9
"...he could slip into a coma and lose all his muscle mass." Ilsa Sunday #10
Did they give him an IV of raw milk? Marie Marie Sunday #11
Yeah! Sweat it out buddy! Aussie105 Sunday #12
I also had my hopes up until I saw that this was the Onion LetMyPeopleVote 14 hrs ago #14
Why would anyone H2O Man 13 hrs ago #15
Yeah, that's why I can looking! Maeve 13 hrs ago #16
Seriously? H2O Man 12 hrs ago #17

dflprincess

(29,425 posts)
3. Excactly!
Sun May 24, 2026, 09:41 PM
Sunday

I was already reaching for my phone to send a text to my cousins on our politics thread.

niyad

(134,131 posts)
9. I had to check the link! At first glance, I saw "rfk. .heart attack. .gym"
Sun May 24, 2026, 11:08 PM
Sunday

sighhhhhh. Such high hopes!

Aussie105

(8,205 posts)
12. Yeah! Sweat it out buddy!
Sun May 24, 2026, 11:49 PM
Sunday

Everybody knows rigorous exercise is the cure for an angina attack.

If only the story was true!

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