{"id":2330704,"date":"2024-08-25T16:08:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-25T20:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-hopes-his-family-can-still-love-each-other-after-disagreement-over-trump-endorsement-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-25T16:09:48","modified_gmt":"2024-08-25T20:09:48","slug":"rfk-jr-hopes-his-family-can-still-love-each-other-after-disagreement-over-trump-endorsement-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-hopes-his-family-can-still-love-each-other-after-disagreement-over-trump-endorsement-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"RFK Jr hopes his family can \u2018still love each other\u2019 after disagreement over Trump endorsement &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frfk-jr-hopes-his-family-can-still-love-each-other-after-disagreement-over-trump-endorsement-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2330704&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Robert F. Kennedy \u200cJr.\u200d expressed hope that his \u200cendorsement of\u2062 former President Donald Trump will not divide his family, who have\u200c largely\u200d supported Vice President Kamala Harris. After suspending\u2063 his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-says-he-would-do-better-than-trump-against-rfk-jr\/\" title=\"DeSantis confident in outperforming Trump against RFK Jr.\">independent presidential campaign<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/huge-sidney-powell-witness-whom-ny-times-described-as-always-the-smartest-person-in-the-room-concludes-hundreds-of-thousands-of-votes-transferred-from-trump-to-biden-in-all-battleground-states\/\" title=\"HUGE! Sidney Powell Witness Whom NY Times Described as &quot;Always the Smartest Person in the Room&quot; Concludes Hundreds of Thousands of Votes Transferred from Trump to Biden IN ALL BATTLEGROUND STATES\">key battleground states<\/a> to endorse Trump, Kennedy faced backlash from several family members who labeled his decision a &#8220;betrayal&#8221; of their \u2063shared values. Kerry Kennedy, along with four others, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fauci-awarded-1-million-prize-for-speaking-truth-to-power-in-apparent-trump-slight\/\" title=\"Fauci Awarded  Million Prize For \u2018Speaking Truth To Power\u2019 In Apparent Trump Slight\">publicly criticized<\/a> him for this choice. In a response on Fox News, Kennedy acknowledged the\u2062 rift and emphasized his desire for continued familial \u200dlove, despite differing political views. He remarked on the importance of passionate debate \u2062within the \u200cfamily while maintaining their \u200bbonds. Kennedy&#8217;s\u2062 wife, actress\u200c Cheryl Hines, also reportedly disagrees with his endorsement.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">RFK Jr hopes his family can &lsquo;still love each other&rsquo; after disagreement over Trump endorsement<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1736971\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rfk-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Robert F. Kennedy Jr.\">Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a> is hoping his endorsement of former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Robert F. Kennedy Jr.\">Donald Trump<\/a> does not prevent members of his family who have publicly supported Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Robert F. Kennedy Jr.\">Kamala Harris<\/a> from still sharing familial love.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The independent presidential candidate suspended his campaign in several key battleground states and offered his endorsement to Trump on Friday. After Kennedy&rsquo;s announcement, four of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/west-texas-nursing-home-staff-walks-out-over-personnel-shortage\/\" title=\"West Texas Nursing Home Staff Walks Out over Personnel Shortage\">family members called<\/a> his endorsement a &ldquo;betrayal&rdquo; of the family&rsquo;s values. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We believe in Harris and Walz. Our brother Bobby&rsquo;s decision to endorse Trump today is a betrayal of the values that our father and our family hold most dear,&rdquo; Kerry Kennedy <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KerryKennedyRFK\/status\/1827061350452887816\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> in a statement, co-signed by four other Kennedy family members.<\/p>\n<p>He responded to criticisms on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Fox News Sunday<\/em>, saying that he understands that his family is &ldquo;at the center of the Democratic Party,&rdquo; but that he hopes it will not affect those family members&rsquo; love for him.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2565978&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=bd2eb91a85d10c51ae769c244784013f\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;I understand that they&rsquo;re troubled by my decisions, but you know, I love my family. I feel like we were raised in a milieu where we were encouraged to debate each other and debate ferociously and passionately about things, but just still love each other,&rdquo; Kennedy said. Kennedy&rsquo;s wife, actress Cheryl Hines, also disagrees with the endorsement, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RobertKennedyJr\/status\/1827076773877838038?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1827076773877838038%7Ctwgr%5E0ff34b78cac87a372a410f71e02700f8921f7136%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fpolitics%2Frfk-jr-responds-drama-kennedy-family-wifes-discomfort-trump-endorsement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>post<\/a> on X. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So, you know, they can &ndash; they&rsquo;re free to take their positions on these issues. There are many, many members of my family who are working in my campaign, who are supporting me. I have a very big family. There&rsquo;s a few of them that are troubled, but you know, I think we all need to be able to disagree with each other and still love each other,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kennedy was widely viewed as the most supported third-party candidate, and his decision to endorse Trump could boost the former president&rsquo;s campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Trump and Kennedy appeared together during a rally on Friday in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Arizona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Arizona<\/a>, shortly after Kennedy announced the endorsement at a previous address in the Grand Canyon State.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1736971\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1736971\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is optimistic that his endorsement of former President Donald Trump won&#8217;t hinder the love among his family members, some of whom have openly backed Vice President Kamala Harris. The independent presidential candidate recently paused his campaign in several crucial battleground states to endorse Trump on Friday. Following this announcement, four of his relatives labeled the endorsement a &#8220;betrayal&#8221; of their family&#8217;s values. Kerry Kennedy stated, along with three other family members, &#8220;We believe in Harris and Walz. Our brother Bobby&#8217;s choice to endorse Trump today goes against the principles our father and family hold dear.&#8221; In response to the backlash during an appearance on Fox News Sunday, Kennedy acknowledged that he understands why his family might be upset but expressed hope that it wouldn&#8217;t diminish their affection for him. He remarked, &#8220;I recognize they\u2019re concerned about my choices; however, I love my family deeply. We were raised in an environment where passionate debates were encouraged while still maintaining familial love.&#8221; His wife, actress Cheryl Hines, also disagrees with the endorsement as noted in a post on X (formerly Twitter). He added that while some family members are troubled by his decision, many others support him and are involved in his campaign: &#8220;I think we all need to be able to disagree with each other and still love each other.&#8221; Kennedy was seen as a strong third-party candidate whose backing could potentially enhance Trump&#8217;s campaign efforts; he appeared alongside Trump at a rally shortly after announcing his endorsement in Arizona<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2330705,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rfk-jr-trump-endorsement-family-1.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[39236,39237,32458,39103,32076],"class_list":["post-2330704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-family-disagreement","tag-political-dynamics","tag-rfk-jr","tag-trump-endorsement","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rfk-jr-trump-endorsement-family-1.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2330704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2330704"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2330704\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2330705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2330704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2330704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2330704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}