Democrat presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been nothing but generous to his family on the campaign trail. A member of one of America’s most prominent political dynasties, Kennedy is following in his father’s footsteps to run a primary challenge to an incumbent president — only this time, Kennedy isn’t just running without the support of his family. His family is actively campaigning against him.
On Monday, Kennedy’s sister released a statement slamming her brother over comments he made floating the idea that the novel Wuhan coronavirus could have been “ethnically targeted” to spare “Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese people.”
“Covid-19 is targeted to attack Caucasians and black people,” Kennedy said at a press event in New York City. “We don’t know whether it was deliberately targeted or not, but there are papers out there that show the racial or ethnic differential impact.”
Kennedy’s sister, Kerry, released a statement through the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Foundation where she is president.
“I strongly condemn my brother’s deplorable and untruthful remarks last week about Covid being engineered for ethnic targeting,” she said. “His statements do not represent what I believe or what Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights stand for, with our 50+ year track record of protecting rights and standing against racism and all forms of discrimination.”
Since launching his primary bid in April, the White House hopeful has offered nothing but praise for his family despite a majority of the Kennedy clan opposing his campaign.
“My whole family, including
