Caroline Kennedyis speaking out against her cousinRobert F. Kennedy Jr.ahead of hisconfirmation hearingsto head the Department of Health and Human Services.
“I did not comment, not only because I was serving in a government position as United States Ambassador to Australia, but because I have never wanted to speak publicly about my family members and their challenges,” said Caroline, who resigned as ambassador in November.
Jack Schlossberg, Caroline’s son, shared a video on social media of his mother reading her letter aloud, calling her “courageous” for speaking out against her own cousin.
Caroline Kennedy slammed her cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a warning letter to senators on Jan. 28, 2025.LUKAS COCH/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock; Eric Thayer/Getty
LUKAS COCH/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock; Eric Thayer/Getty
RFK Jr. campaigns for Donald Trump on Nov. 1, 2024, after ending his own independent presidential bid.KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty
KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty
“Even before he fills this job, his constant denigration of our health care system and the conspiratorial half-truths he’s told about vaccines — including in connection with Samoa’s deadly 2019 outbreak of measles — have cost lives,” she said.
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“It’s incomprehensible to me that someone who is willing to exploit his own painful family tragedies for publicity would be put in charge of America’s life and death situations,” she said.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Donald Trump shake hands at an Aug. 23, 2024 campaign rally.Rebecca Noble/Getty
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The Democrat-turned-independent will face questions from the Senate Committee on Finance during his first confirmation hearing on the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 29.
He will then go before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on Thursday, Jan. 30, for additional questioning.
If the Senate is evenly divided on whether to approve his nomination, Vice PresidentJ.D. Vancecan cast a tie-breaking vote to ensure that he is confirmed.
source: people.com