‘Ask Not What Your Country Can Do for You …’
On the anniversary of a renowned speech, JFK’s grandson celebrates Trump inauguration with potshots at his Kennedy cousin
Jan. 20, 2025, marked not only the second inauguration of Donald J. Trump as president of the United States, but also the 64th anniversary of the inauguration of John F. Kennedy, who was sworn in on Jan. 20, 1961.
Kennedy’s inaugural speech, written by JFK along with advisor Ted Sorenson, has become renowned as an exemplar of soaring, inspiring oratory — exemplified by the line, “ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.”
Jack Schlossberg, son of JFK’s daughter Caroline and the slain president’s only grandson, acknowledged Monday’s inauguration not with a nod to his grandfather’s speech, but rather by taking to Instagram to poke fun at his cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s speech patterns.
In the short segment, Schlossberg makes fun not only of RFK Jr.’s voice — he suffers from a neurological condition called spasmodic dysphonia — but also of what he apparently considers to be his cousin’s obsequiousness to the new president, as well as his reportedly unusual travels with dead animals.
RFK Jr., who is Trump’s choice to run the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, also has played a large role in urging the 47th president to remove all remaining redactions from government documents regarding the assassination of President Kennedy.
I'll be simple and direct here.
As someone whose partner is herself disabled and has long faced discrimination, Schlossberg's mocking RFK II's disability shows the truth of this man's character.
Or in this case the lack of it.
Jack Schlossberg is indeed a disgrace to his family and their legacy
Ironic indeed, that he is also the host of the JFK Profiles in Courage Awards.
His Grandfather would turn in his grave.
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A short post that stops short of a conclusion, so allow me to furnish one: therefore Schlossberg is a schmuck.