Joe Kennedy's Chavez Connection

SENATE RACE

Updated Apr. 25, 2017 1:58PM ET / Published Sep. 06, 2009 2:53AM ET

Charles Dharapak

As Joseph Kennedy vies for Ted Kennedy's vacated Senate seat, his ties with Hugo Chavez of Venezuela may prove to be a liability. Chavez, who is always looking for an opportunity to stick a thumb in the eye of the Americans, has donated nearly all the oil used in Kennedy's nonprofit Citizens’ 877-JOE-4-OIL, which helps heat poor homes. Chavez, in turn, has been able to highlight his generosity on his TV show. Kennedy has run the nonprofit since 2005, which quickly ballooned from a local operation to a national one. Some observers foresee Kennedy's competitors pressing hard on his connection with such an outspoken critic of the U.S. Chavez himself remains mum on the subject…so far.

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Joe Kennedy's Chavez Connection

Charles Dharapak