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JFK’s Grandson Brutally Trolls RFK Jr. for ‘Choking’ at Senate Hearing

JFK’s grandson had some harsh words for his cousin as the health secretary was being questioned over his contentious tenure.

John F. Kennedy’s grandson, Jack Schlossberg, 32, slammed his cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on X for “choking so badly LIVE” during his fiery Senate hearing on Thursday. Kennedy, 71, was being questioned about his contentious tenure as health secretary as both Republicans and Democrats piled on to the mounting criticism of his moves to limit access to vaccines and life-saving medical trials amid a CDC mass exodus. Schlossberg contributed to the X firestorm trolling Kennedy for sounding like Darth Vader as he wheezed into the unmuted microphone. At one moment in the hearing, one of Kennedy’s aides seemed to tell him to mute his microphone. This is not the first time Schlossberg, a writer and political commentator, has lampooned his Kennedy cousin’s voice; in January, he made a video mocking Kennedy’s shaky voice in a skit he posted on Instagram. Some critics fired back at him for making fun of Kennedy’s spasmodic dysphonia, an incurable neurological condition that causes vocal cords to strain. In the past, Schlossberg has publicly called Kennedy “an embarrassment” and “a prick.”

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