by Alexis Simendinger & Kristina Karisch
More than a dozen members of the Kennedy family appeared Thursday in Philadelphia to endorse President Biden for reelection and thereby rejected independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who wrote on the social platform X, “We are divided in our opinions but united in our love for each other.”
Among relatives backing Biden: RFK Jr.’s siblings. Kennedy family members have voiced anxiety about Kennedy’s promotion of conspiracy theories and concern that his candidacy could siphon votes away from Biden in close states in November, potentially helping Trump to victory, The New York Times reported.
Nearly a year ago, Jack Schlossberg, grandson of President John F. Kennedy and son of Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, U.S. ambassador to Australia, publicly rebuked his cousin, who entered the presidential race as a Democrat before switching his affiliation to independent. Schlossberg, in an Instagram video and later on morning TV, urged RFK Jr. to support Biden because of the president’s record on “issues that matter.”
He accused his relative of “trading in on Camelot, celebrity, conspiracy theories, and conflict for personal gain and fame.”
Upshot: Biden team broadsides aimed at RFK Jr. are expected to increase between now and Nov. 5.
