Kerry Kennedy, the sister of Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., criticized his baseless remarks at a press dinner last week, where he claimed COVID-19 “ethnically targeted” certain groups.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a known conspiracy theorist who has been vocal about his anti-vaccine stance, claimed in a now-viral video obtained by the New York Post that the virus has a “genetic structure” that is used “to attack Caucasians and Black people.”
On Monday, his sister, the president of nonprofit organization Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, released a statement in response to her brother’s controversial comments at the press dinner, which was already publicly marred by drinking and flatulence.
“I strongly condemn my brother’s deplorable and untruthful remarks last week about Covid being engineered for ethnic targeting,” the statement read. “His statements do not represent what I believe or what Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights stand for, with our 50+-year track record of protecting rights and standing against racism and all forms of discrimination.”
His nephew, former congressman Joe Kennedy III, also criticized the presidential candidate’s dinnertime rant on Monday.
“My uncle’s comments were hurtful and wrong. I unequivocally condemn what he said,” his Twitter post FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS