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Cheryl Hines Reveals Deep Concerns for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Safety During Presidential Campaign
Actress Cheryl Hines has openly shared her “very worried” sentiments regarding her husband, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s, safety during his presidential campaign, expressing fears that he could be targeted “like his father and uncle.”
Speaking on CBS Mornings, Hines delved into her experiences as a “political spouse,” detailing the anxieties she faced from the moment Kennedy launched his presidential bid in April 2023.
“From the moment he announced he was running, I knew our lives would never be the same,” Hines told CBS News host Natalie Morales. She highlighted the stress over Kennedy not receiving Secret Service protection.
“I was concerned about his safety and I think every day somebody would say to me, ‘Are you worried about him getting shot like his father and like his uncle?’ And I was.
I was very worried about it.”
The historical context for her fears is stark: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s father, Senator Robert F.
Kennedy, was assassinated in 1968 while campaigning for president. This tragedy followed the assassination of Kennedy’s uncle, President John F.
Kennedy, in 1963 during a motorcade in Dallas.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. initially ran as an Independent candidate but announced in August 2024 that he was suspending his campaign to endorse Republican nominee Donald Trump. While Hines has not publicly stated her own political allegiances, she supported her husband’s decision to “run on the principle of unity” and backed his advocacy for health-related issues.
Hines confessed that her fears for her husband’s safety persist. “I’m still worried about it,” she admitted, adding, “I don’t think Bobby tells me all of the threats he gets if I’m being honest.”
Kennedy is often viewed as a polarizing figure, largely due to his stance on COVID-19 and vaccines, as well as his support for Donald Trump. Hines noted their ability to disagree on issues, even having “heated discussions.”
“I understand how people feel like, ‘We have to do it. Do not question it.
If that’s what’s coming down from the government, let’s trust that.’ I understand that,” she explained, referring to vaccine perspectives.
“And then I also understand the mothers, the parents who talk to me personally and say, ‘My child was different after they got vaccinated.’ Let’s listen to people.
Let’s listen to parents. Let’s listen to doctors, to science.”
Kennedy’s views have led to clashes with medical professionals, scientists, and even members of his own family. Hines found these family disagreements particularly challenging.
“It was hard. I found it to be hard,” she stated.
“I always thought the Kennedy family, one of their virtues was that family came first, and I admired that. So when some of his family decided to attack him publicly, it was disappointing.”