'You'll look like alien': Senator Kennedy holds up movie poster to warn against eating shrimp; watch

Louisiana senator John Kennedy on Wednesday held up a poster from the 1979 sci-fi film Alien, warning that eating recently recalled shrimp could turn people into the movie’s monster.

The Republican said the frozen shrimp imported from abroad was radioactive, comparing its effects to the alien bursting out of a human chest.


"This is a photograph of the alien from the movie 'Alien'. This is what you could end up looking like if you eat some of the raw frozen shrimp being sent to the United States by other countries. How could you end up looking like the alien in 'Alien'? Because the shrimp was radioactive," Kennedy said.


His remarks were quickly mocked online. One user on X wrote, “Were all these people this stupid before Trump got into office, or is there a brain worm infestation in all MAGAts?” Another said, “I think Kennedy already got into the shrimp; he looks half-alien. Pretty sure this is just RFK Jr’s brain worm.”

The incident came as federal authorities continued investigating how shrimp sold through Walmart, Kroger and other stores became contaminated. US customs and border protection first raised the alarm after detecting possible radiation in containers arriving at ports in Los Angeles, Houston, Miami and Savannah. The food and drug administration (FDA) later confirmed Cesium-137 in one tested sample.

The FDA says none of the contaminated shrimp was released for sale, but admits other shipments may have been produced under unsafe conditions.

Radiation experts say the health risk is low but call for clarity on the source of contamination and urged authorities to share their findings with the public.