RFK Jr. Clarifies: Cheryl Hines Is Not Associated with MAGA Movement

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. seems eager to dispel any notion that his wife, Curb Your Enthusiasm star Cheryl Hines, is aligned with the MAGA movement. He insists Hines only urged him to meet with Donald Trump “out of compassion.”

“Cheryl’s reaction was the opposite of encouraging,” RFK told TMZ Live on Tuesday, referring to the meeting with Trump that eventually led to his endorsement of the former president’s campaign. “She attended the meeting just to make sure there were no hasty decisions made,” he added.

Kennedy stated on The Tucker Carlson Show this week that he agreed to meet with Trump after Hines encouraged him to “hear [Trump] out.” Initially, he thought it would be a “non-starter” for Hines, who’d previously shared his sentiment that their marriage would not “survive” if he joined Trump as VP.

According to Kennedy, Hines attended the meeting with Trump simply to support her husband. “It was not something that she ever encouraged,” he said. “It was an emotional night for everyone and she made the right judgment.”

Hines has faced severe backlash on social media for not publicly opposing her husband’s actions, even as he supported Trump after withdrawing his own presidential bid. Industry peers have also criticized her, including West Wing actor Bradley Whitford, who tweeted, “Way to stay silent while your lunatic husband throws his support behind the adjudicated rapist who brags about stripping women of their fundamental rights.” Despite this, Hines has remained silent on the endorsement, only expressing “heartfelt thanks” to her husband’s campaign staffers and supporters.

Now, Kennedy has defended Hines, stating that she supports him as his wife but does not support Trump’s reelection. Kennedy told TMZ, “She urged me to [take the meeting with Trump] and she did that out of compassion. She went along with it because she loves me and she wanted to be supportive of me.”

Regarding Whitford’s comments, Kennedy revealed that he had to “suppress some strong feelings” after reading Whitford’s remarks about his wife. “Instead of challenging me, he’s attacking my wife,” Kennedy said. “What kind of person—what kind of man—would do that?”

Source: The Daily Beast