Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has known as off his long-shot presidential marketing campaign and has thrown his help behind Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, a lot to the displeasure of his spouse, Cheryl Hines.
Teased earlier this week by Kennedy and his operating mate, Nicole Shanahan, the information turned official on Friday throughout an announcement delivered by Kennedy, 70, in a Renaissance lodge ballroom in downtown Phoenix.
Earlier studies indicated that whereas Kennedy was negotiating for a possible place in a second Trump administration, he was additionally contemplating opposition from Hines, who was beforehand reported to have mentioned she “really does not want him” to help the previous president.
In an announcement launched shortly after RFK Jr.’s announcement, the Curb Your Enthusiasm actor, 58, informed The Hollywood Reporter, “I’d like to extend a sincere, deeply heartfelt thank you to every person who has worked so tirelessly and lovingly on his campaign. They have accomplished feats that were said to be impossible.”
“I deeply respect the choice Bobby made to run on the precept of unity. Over the final 12 months and a half, I’ve met some extraordinary folks from all events—Democrats, Republicans, and Independents.
She added, “It’s been my experience that the vast majority of people from all parties are truly good people who want the best for our country and for each other. It has been an eye-opening, transformative, and endearing journey.”
Hines, nonetheless, has been candid about her aversion to Trump.
“When Trump was elected, I had to really have a long talk with myself because I thought, ‘I’m not going to make it through these four years,’” she mentioned.
In a dialog that happened in December, Hines additionally commented on the 34 fees in Trump’s New York hush-money trial.
“Is Trump going to be in jail?” she requested, referring to the a number of lawsuits Trump confronted. He would later be discovered responsible of the 34 fees, making him the primary American president to be convicted of felony crimes.
“That’s the opposite factor I ask Bobby on a regular basis: ‘Can Trump be president from prison?’ Bobby mentioned, ‘It’s not within the Constitution that he can’t.’
“Because who would write it in the Constitution?” she added.