JFK’s grandson Jack Schlossberg accuses cousin, RFK Jr, of being a ‘Russian spy’ | EUROtoday

Sign up for the every day Inside Washington e mail for unique US protection and evaluation despatched to your inbox

Get our free Inside Washington e mail

Get our free Inside Washington e mail

Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of John F. Kennedy, has claimed his cousin who just lately grew to become intertwined with Donald Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is a “Russian spy”.

Schlossberg, a 31-year-old Democrat, has for months mocked Kennedy, a 70-year-old Democrat-turned-Independent, for his political involvement with Trump and insinuated Kennedy has ties to Moscow.

But on Wednesday, Schlossberg claimed Kennedy is “so obviously a Russian spy” in response to an Axios article that alleged Kennedy needs his daughter-in-law to be a part of the CIA to uncover the reality behind JFK’s assassination.

“You all think I’m joking,” Schlossberg wrote in his submit earlier than including 4 “ha”s.

Schlossberg, whose mom is Caroline Kennedy, didn’t make clear what he meant by that or elaborate on his level. Though he did submit a collage on Instagram of Kennedy with Joseph Stalin and Nikita Khrushchev, the previous prime ministers of the Soviet Union in addition to Leonid Brezhnev, the previous basic secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

The Independent has reached out to a consultant for Schlossberg and the Trump workforce for remark.

Back in May, Schlossberg posted a video that portrayed Kennedy as a Russian “hero” for siding with President Vladimir Putin within the Russia – Ukraine battle.

Schlossberg, and different members of the Kennedy prolonged household, have criticized Kennedy for abandoning the household’s conventional Democratic values and espousing anti-vaccine beliefs and different conspiracy theories.

Last 12 months, Kennedy launched a long-shot presidential marketing campaign focussed closely on enhancing meals and healthcare. However, he additionally unfold unsubstantiated health-related theories that raised issues within the medical neighborhood.

After Kennedy dropped his unbiased presidential marketing campaign and endorsed Trump, the Kennedy household launched an announcement blatantly opposing him.

Soon after, Trump introduced Kennedy would be part of his transition workforce. Last month, he introduced Kennedy was his nominee for secretary of Health and Human Services.

Recent experiences claimed that Kennedy is using his closeness to the president-elect, to push for his daughter-in-law, Amaryllis Fox Kennedy, for a high CIA place so she may also help him uncover the reality behind JFK’s assassination in 1963.

Kennedy has typically espoused the idea that the CIA was concerned within the assassination.

Meanwhile, Schlossberg has used his social media presence as a way to mock and mock Kennedy for his newfound political endeavors – hoping to undermine his cousin’s affect.