Kerry Kennedy says father would be ‘terribly disappointed’ with his son RFK Jr. supporting Trump

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s sister lambasted his endorsement of former President Trump on Monday, saying their father would be “terribly disappointed” by the move.

“I think that he would be terribly disappointed, and in the end, I imagine he would want to wrap his arms around Bobby and love him and say, ‘Everything’s OK. You know you are loved just for who you are,'” Kerry Kennedy said when asked on SiriusXM about how her father, former U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, would’ve reacted to his son’s support for Trump.

“‘You don’t need power; you don’t need clapping hands. You just need to know that God made you in his image,'” she continued.

Kennedy Jr. announced last week he was suspending his independent presidential campaign in swing states, while keeping his name on most red and blue state ballots. In doing so, he threw his support to Trump and ripped the Democratic Party and the media for what he claimed was an unfair treatment of his independent campaign.

Kerry Kennedy expressed concerns her brother has a “desperate need for affection and esteem and political power.”

These are “driving him in such a way that he’s choosing values” that are not his “core values,” she said.

“It concerns me deeply, first of all, for my brother, but it concerns me also for our country,” she said. “Well, I think the stakes this November couldn’t be higher, which is exactly why my whole family will be fighting so hard to reelect Kamala Harris and ‘Coach’ Walz,'” she continued, referring to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D).

Members of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s family, including Kerry Kennedy, spoke out Friday against his endorsement of the former president in a statement, saying it was “a betrayal of the values that our father and our family hold most dear.” 

Trump is the “polar opposite” of the Kennedy’s family values, Kerry Kennedy said, describing the 45th president as a “threat to the most basic rights and freedoms” for Americans.

The Hill reached out to the Kennedy campaign for further comment.