Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of John F. Kennedy, kicked off the first day of his campaign for the House of Representatives Wednesday by ranting against his “rabid dog” cousin, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
“RFK Jr. is a dangerous person who is making life and death decisions as secretary of Health and Human Services,” Schlossberg, 32, told MSNBC in an interview. “And you don’t have to take my word for it. Now we have an actual record to go on. He has cut a quarter of the people who work in his agency. He fired all the vaccine experts on the [Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices] and replaced them with anti-vaxxers.”
“I mean, when he’s not making infomercials for Steak ‘n Shake and Coca-Cola, he’s spreading misinformation and lies that are leading to deaths around the country. There’s a measles outbreak in America right now, higher than it’s been in 40 years, as a direct result of what he has done.”
Schlossberg went on to claim that his cousin’s presence in President Trump’s cabinet is due to the current commander in chief being “obsessed with the Kennedys and the Kennedy name.”
“He put a collar on my cousin, RFK Jr. And has him there barking, spreading lies and spreading misinformation.”
Schlossberg, the son of former first daughter and ex-US Ambassador to Japan and Australia Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, is seeking the Manhattan seat held by retiring Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and has not been shy about criticizing his 71-year-old cousin in the past.
In July 2023, he accused the then-Democratic presidential hopeful of “trading in on Camelot, celebrity, conspiracy theories and conflict for personal gain and fame.”
