White House hits back after JFK’s grandson calls RFK Jr. a ‘rabid dog’

Jack Schlossberg announced a 2026 House run in New York after blasting cousin RFK Jr.'s role as Trump's health secretary, sparking White House pushback.

Jack Schlossberg, grandson of President John F. Kennedy, speaks at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 2024.  (Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters)

Schlossberg appeared on MSNBC Wednesday, where he compared Kennedy to a dog, adding Trump is "obsessed" with the Kennedy family and that’s why Kennedy is a Cabinet member with the Trump administration.

"He put a collar on my cousin, RFK Jr., and has him there barking, spreading lies and spreading misinformation," Schlossberg said.

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Jack Schlossberg, 32, graduated from Harvard Law School in 2022 and joined Vogue as a political correspondent in 2024. (Reuters/Faith Ninivaggi)

"I mean, when he’s not making infomercials for Steak ‘n Shake and Coca-Cola, he’s spreading misinformation and lies that are leading to deaths around the country."

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The Department of Health and Human Services did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.

Schlossberg, 32, graduated from Harvard Law School in 2022 and joined Vogue as a political correspondent in 2024.

Diana Stancy is a politics reporter with Fox News Digital covering the White House. 

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