During a heated Senate Finance Committee hearing, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced off with Republicans and Democrats alike over his anti-vaccine policies that are putting Americans’ health in jeopardy.

As senators scolded him for ignoring the science on vaccine efficacy and unnecessarily risking people’s lives, many couldn’t help but notice the secretary’s constant heavy breathing into the microphone.

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Many pointed out that the ominous sounds were reminiscent of Star Wars villain Darth Vader. Other comments implied that his breathing is all the proof anyone needs to demonstrate the absurdity of his ideas about staying healthy by ignoring best-practice medical care and basic health recommendations.

Some also brought up his comments about diagnosing so-called “mitochondrial challenges” in children by observing them at airports, implying that perhaps he is the one who should be assessed.

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