After being heavily criticized for his controversial political stance, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., nephew of John F. Kennedy, received support from actor Chris Pratt.
The Avengers and Jurassic World star appeared on the Club Random podcast, hosted by Bill Maher, last Monday (18), and spoke about the politician, who is his wife’s cousin.
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Pratt is married to Katherine Schwarzenegger, daughter of Maria Shriver and granddaughter of Eunice Kennedy Shriver. Eunice was the older sister of Robert F. Kennedy Sr.
Therefore, Maria, 69, and Bobby, 71, are first cousins, which makes Schwarzenegger and Bobby second cousins.
In his chat with Maher, the actor said he had spent “several occasions hanging out with [Bobby] just for a family dinner, and I really got along with him.”
“I think he’s great. I think he’s funny. I like him, I love him,” Pratt said before adding that politics is a “nasty business.”
“I’m not into politics, but there’s a certain level of it in Hollywood, because Hollywood itself is a political institution. So with my little bit of experience, I’ve been able to see how the person you are can sometimes be in sharp contrast with the person your enemy says you are. And in politics, you inherit enemies.”
He also reflected on Bobby’s role as Secretary of Health and Human Services in President Donald Trump’s administration. “When you ride the wave of the most controversial president of all time, it makes sense that you’d be seen in a negative light,” the actor said.
Pratt emphasized that when he meets Bobby, he doesn’t ask his opinion on various issues. When they’re together, they’re usually just “playing cards, having fun, or having dinner.”
In addition to being the founder of MAHA (Make America Healthy Again), Bobby has been a staunch advocate of the anti-vaccine movement, promoting the claim that vaccines cause autism and that the measles vaccine contains “fetal residue.”
He also stated that seed oils are a “poison” and criticized the “overprescription” of medications, including antidepressants, according to MSNBC.
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