{"id":2373961,"date":"2024-11-27T13:37:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T18:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-kennedy-contends-goofy-anti-trump-celebrities-hate-founding-fathers-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-27T13:38:13","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T18:38:13","slug":"john-kennedy-contends-goofy-anti-trump-celebrities-hate-founding-fathers-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-kennedy-contends-goofy-anti-trump-celebrities-hate-founding-fathers-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"John Kennedy contends \u2018goofy\u2019 anti-Trump celebrities hate Founding Fathers &#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\">24<\/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%2Fjohn-kennedy-contends-goofy-anti-trump-celebrities-hate-founding-fathers-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=2373961&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>Senator\u2063 John Kennedy (R-LA) recently defended supporters\u2064 of President-elect\u200c Donald Trump in response \u2064to celebrity \u2064criticisms, describing their \u200copinions as &#8220;goofy.&#8221; His remarks came shortly after actress Sharon Stone suggested that the U.S. is in a phase of &#8220;ignorant, \u200barrogant \u200dadolescence&#8221; following\u200b Trump\u2019s\u200d 2024 election victory. Kennedy argued\u2063 that those who disparage Trump \u200csupporters often express disdain for historical \u200dfigures like George Washington and Abraham \u2063Lincoln, claiming they possess an unwarranted \u2063sense \u2064of superiority. He insisted that such critics fail to see Trump supporters as &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/entrepreneur-launches-new-internet-browser-to-promote-free-speech\/\" title=\"Entrepreneur Launches New Internet Browser to Promote Free Speech\">real people<\/a>&#8221; and highlighted the genuine\u200d frustrations\u2062 expressed by them leading\u200d up to the election. Kennedy emphasized the importance \u200bof\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-slams-biden-impeachment-inquiry-if-you-have-a-difference-of-opinion-you-just-cant-be-impeaching\/\" title=\"Pelosi criticizes Biden impeachment inquiry: &#039;Impeachment shouldn&#039;t be used for mere disagreements.&#039;\">respecting differing opinions<\/a> while\u2063 dismissing the criticisms as \u2062misguided.  <\/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\">John Kennedy contends &lsquo;goofy&rsquo; anti-Trump celebrities hate Founding Fathers<\/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_1879940\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-kennedy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">John Kennedy<\/a> (R-LA) offered a firm dismissal to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">celebrities chiding supporters<\/a> of President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>, contending these people are entitled to their &ldquo;goofy&rdquo; opinions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Kennedy&rsquo;s comments come shortly after actress Sharon Stone contended that voters need to recognize that the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EndWokeness\/status\/1861488660308242642\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">United States is in its era of &ldquo;ignorant, arrogant adolescence,&rdquo;<\/a> which she made in the wake of Trump winning the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">2024 presidential election<\/a>. The Louisiana senator contended that those critical of Trump supporters are &ldquo;goofy,&rdquo; adding that they also hate many other people who have been pivotal to the United States&rsquo;s history.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They have the right to their opinion, but they&rsquo;re just goofy,&rdquo; Kennedy said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Hannity<\/em>. &ldquo;They hate George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln, and Dr. Seuss, and Mr. Potatohead. They think our kids ought to be able to change genders at recess. They carry around Ziploc bags of kale to give themselves energy. To me, to each his own. To me, it tastes like I&rsquo;d rather be fat. Now, these people are entitled to their opinion, but they have an unwarranted sense of moral and intellectual superiority. They think they&rsquo;re smarter and more virtuous than the American people.&rdquo;<\/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=2709572&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=7815bc1621478cbcae21e8607a3b555c\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kennedy also argued that celebrities who dislike Trump do not see Trump supporters as &ldquo;real people,&rdquo; insisting that &ldquo;we are real people.&rdquo; He added that these people got &ldquo;real mad&rdquo; ahead of the 2024 election and chose to send a message &ldquo;clearly, unequivocally.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And my message to all my friends and my enemies in America is Happy Thanksgiving, and stay deplorable, my friend!&rdquo; Kennedy said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kennedy also addressed Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gavin-newsom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Gavin Newsom&rsquo;s<\/a> (D-CA) push for green energy and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/electric-vehicles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">electric vehicles<\/a>, suggesting the U.S. public is &ldquo;very capable of making their own decisions&rdquo; on adopting these vehicles. He stressed that while he does not hate anyone, he views the California governor as a &ldquo;featherweight&rdquo; who is similar to other &ldquo;superficial&rdquo; people he has met in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>Former House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kevin-mccarthy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kevin McCarthy<\/a> has also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3242731\/mccarthy-argues-newsom-no-future-attacks-on-california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">been critical of Newsom&rsquo;s push for green energy<\/a>, including the governor&rsquo;s announcement that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">California<\/a> would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/3240820\/gavin-newsom-california-offer-ev-rebates-if-trump-ends-tax-credit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">provide rebates for those who purchased electric vehicles<\/a> and should eliminate federal tax credits on these cars. McCarthy argued that Newsom &ldquo;wants to attack his own state&rdquo; and that the governor has no future in politics once he finishes his term.<\/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_1879940\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1879940\"}});<\/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>John Kennedy claims &#8216;goofy&#8217; anti-Trump celebrities dislike Founding Fathers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2373962,"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\/11\/Kennedy-Thanksgiving-scaled-1024x685.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6430,5344,33895,33599,32076],"class_list":["post-2373961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-anti-trump","tag-celebrities","tag-founding-fathers","tag-john-kennedy","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Kennedy-Thanksgiving-scaled-1024x685.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2373961","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2373961"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2373961\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2373967,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2373961\/revisions\/2373967"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2373962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2373961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2373961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2373961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}