Democrat Jack Schlossberg talks taking the gloves off
📖 Full Retelling
The 33-year-old grandson of JFK is out to make a name for himself, running for Congress in New York's 12th District. He talks about his family, and his refusal to refrain from mocking his opponents, saying, "The time is not now to hold back."
Entity Intersection Graph
No entity connections available yet for this article.
Original Source
Sunday Morning Democrat Jack Schlossberg talks taking the gloves off By Mo Rocca Mo Rocca Correspondent, "CBS News Sunday Morning" Mo Rocca is an award-winning correspondent for "CBS News Sunday Morning," where he reports on a wide range of topics. Read Full Bio Mo Rocca March 1, 2026 / 9:50 AM EST / CBS News Add CBS News on Google For Jack Schlossberg, it can seem like his grandfather still gets top billing. But the 33-year-old grandson of the late President John F. Kennedy is out to make a name for himself. John Bouvier Kennedy Schlossberg is running for Congress in New York's 12th district, the seat of retiring Congressman Jerry Nadler. Schlossberg says, to those who may be thinking Oh, man, not another Kennedy , "People can think whatever they like. But I'm me. I'm Jack Schlossberg. And I'm proud of where I come from. But that's not the only thing about me. I'm my own person, so you can count on me to think for myself." That may be. But he's also inescapably a member of a family with the longest running storyline in American politics. In just the last year, RFK Jr, a longtime vaccine skeptic, joined the Trump cabinet as Secretary of Health and Human Services; many of his own family members publicly rebuked him. Schlossberg said, "My cousin, RFK Jr., tries to pretend that he embodies a progressive agenda, when he's in fact using his last name and lending it to President Trump, who is dismantling everything my family stood for." Caroline Kennedy calls RFK Jr. a "predator" in letter to senators a day before his confirmation hearings The Trump Administration hasn't just targeted programs championed by JFK and his late brothers, Robert Sr and Teddy; President Trump also declassified files related to JFK's assassination , then added his own name to the Kennedy Center before announcing it will close (he says for renovation). According to Schlossberg, "That name, the 'Trump Kennedy Center,' is not gonna last." "Do you think that Trump is gonna have it razed to the groun...
Read full article at source