Victor Davis Hanson: The Kennedys Can Handle Scandal—But Draw the Line at RFK Jr.

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🗓️ 8 September 2025

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But it’s not just congressional Democrats on offense, as his own family is blasting him as an “embarrassment.” Victor Davis Hanson breaks down the Kennedy family’s hypocrisy—especially considering their silence on Ted Kennedy’s Chappaquiddick scandal and JFK’s infidelities—on today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.” “ This is the irony. What is an embarrassment to the Kennedy family was not Bobby Jr. working for Donald Trump. It really wasn't. It was Ted Kennedy in 1969: a U.S. senator driving off a bridge with Mary Jo Kopechne, allowing her to drown in the car, and then for 24 hours, trying to fabricate a narrative that was completely a lie so he could get out of responsibility. And then using the Kennedy money and leverage in Massachusetts to get off with this, with no criminal exposure at all. A woman was killed. And yet, no one—none of the Kennedys said that he was a predator or he embarrassed them. “ You know what else is an embarrassment right now that Caroline Kennedy should be worried about? Her son, Jack Schlossberg. What has he done? He gets on social media, he made fun of Melania Trump's voice the other day and tried to wear a wig and ridicule her.” 👉Don’t miss out on Victor’s latest videos by subscribing to The Daily Signal today. You’ll be notified every time a new piece of content drops: https://www.youtube.com/dailysignal?sub_confirmation=1 👉If you can’t get enough of Victor Davis Hanson from The Daily Signal, subscribe to his official YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@victordavishanson7273 👉He’s also the host of “The Victor Davis Hanson Show,” available wherever you prefer to watch or listen. Links to the show and exclusive content are available on his website: https://victorhanson.com (0:00) Introduction (1:28) RFK Jr.’s Controversial Past (2:11) Healthcare Spending and Longevity (3:08) Kennedy Family Hypocrisy (4:31) Political Viability of the Kennedys (4:58) Jack Schlossberg’s Embarassments (6:08) Final Thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:33.8	and Human Services, testified in Congress last week and he met a barrage of criticism from
0:39.0	the Democrats. Very personal ad homin and he gave back as good as he took. He's a very controversial
0:43.9	figure. We all know that. He's a man of the left that Trump welcomed into the Maga Fold. But here's
0:49.8	my point that the entire Kennedy family now has blasted him as an embarrassment and what's behind this?
0:57.0	Everybody knew that he had a checkered history. That didn't seem to bother the Kennedys.
1:01.0	What's bothering the Kennedys is this high-Hansson for the Daily Signal.
1:21.7	Bobby Kennedy, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, testified in Congress last week, and he met a barrage of criticism from the Democrats.
1:32.1	Very personal ad homin, and he gave back as good as he took.
1:36.1	He's a very controversial figure.
1:38.3	We all know that.
1:39.9	He's a man of the left that Trump welcomed into the Maga Fold.
1:45.0	He endorsed Trump, I think, in August 23rd or 22nd, right before the election a few months before.
1:52.4	But here's my point, that the entire Kennedy family now has blasted him as an embarrassment.
1:59.2	His first cousin, Carolyn Kennedy, we remember her, the young girl of
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