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bmichaelh

(945 posts) Fri Sep 5, 2025, 05:14 PM Sep 5

RFK Jr.'s nephew Joe Kennedy calls for his resignation

Source: The Hill

Former Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-Mass.) on Friday called for his uncle, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to resign amid concerns about vaccine misinformation and his attacks on public health officials.

“Robert Kennedy Jr. is a threat to the health and wellbeing of every American. A United States Secretary of Health and Human Services is tasked with protecting the public health of our country and its people,” Joe Kennedy III wrote in a Friday post on social platform X.

“At yesterday’s hearing, he chose to do the opposite: to dismiss science, mislead the public, sideline experts and sow confusion. None of us will be spared the pain he is inflicting,” he continued.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5488926-joe-kennedy-uncle-resign-health-secretary/

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RFK Jr.'s nephew Joe Kennedy calls for his resignation (Original Post) bmichaelh Sep 5 OP

I believe Joe Kennedy III is a cousin, not an uncle, to RFK Jr. No Vested Interest Sep 5 #1

Joe Kennedy II is Brainworm's brother BaronChocula Sep 5 #3

So RFK Jr. is the uncle of Joe K. III, and Joe K. III the nephew of RFK Jr.? No Vested Interest Sep 5 #4

Yes BaronChocula Sep 5 #5

RFK Senior and Ethel Kennedy had 11 children together FakeNoose Sep 5 #12

I believe Joe Kennedy III is a cousin, not an uncle, to RFK Jr. No Vested Interest Sep 5 #2

No, Joe Kennedy III is a nephew to RFK Jr. Irish_Dem Sep 5 #6

There are so many Kennedys. Good people. Odds are you will get some odd ones, but not an outlier. twodogsbarking Sep 5 #7

Are there any, event distant relatives, who like the guy? Maybe one or less. twodogsbarking Sep 5 #8

It's nice he said it. maxsolomon Sep 5 #9

I wish Rebl2 Sep 5 #10

Joe Kennedy III for POTUS red dog 1 Sep 5 #11

No Vested Interest

(5,259 posts)

1. I believe Joe Kennedy III is a cousin, not an uncle, to RFK Jr.

Reply to bmichaelh (Original post)

Fri Sep 5, 2025, 05:23 PM

Sep 5

RFK Jr.'s uncles would be brothers of his father, RFK Sr. RFK's brothers - John, Joe, Ted are all deceased.

BaronChocula

(3,339 posts)

3. Joe Kennedy II is Brainworm's brother

Reply to No Vested Interest (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 5, 2025, 05:32 PM

Sep 5

Joe Kennedy III is Joe Kennedy II's son.

It's like the wedding scene in "Goodfellas."

No Vested Interest

(5,259 posts)

4. So RFK Jr. is the uncle of Joe K. III, and Joe K. III the nephew of RFK Jr.?

Reply to BaronChocula (Reply #3)

Fri Sep 5, 2025, 05:37 PM

Sep 5

BaronChocula

(3,339 posts)

5. Yes

Reply to No Vested Interest (Reply #4)

Fri Sep 5, 2025, 05:39 PM

Sep 5

Joe III is the younger red-headed dude.

FakeNoose

(38,654 posts)

12. RFK Senior and Ethel Kennedy had 11 children together

Reply to BaronChocula (Reply #3)

Fri Sep 5, 2025, 07:23 PM

Sep 5

#1 Kathleen
#2 Joseph II
#3 Robert Jr. (Brainworm)
etc. etc.

Joe Kennedy II is Brainworm's brother. His SON is Joe Kennedy III ... and it means Brainworm is Joe III's uncle.

Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_F._Kennedy

No Vested Interest

(5,259 posts)

2. I believe Joe Kennedy III is a cousin, not an uncle, to RFK Jr.

Reply to bmichaelh (Original post)

Fri Sep 5, 2025, 05:31 PM

Sep 5

RFK Jr.'s uncles would be brothers of his father, RFK Sr. RFK's brothers - John, Joe, Ted are all deceased.
Joe K. III is the son of Joe K II, the eldest son of Ethel & Robert K. Joe K. II (deceased) was uncle of RFK Jr.
If I have this wrong, let me know & I'll delete.

Irish_Dem

(74,876 posts)

6. No, Joe Kennedy III is a nephew to RFK Jr.

Reply to No Vested Interest (Reply #2)

Fri Sep 5, 2025, 05:52 PM

Sep 5

His father was Joseph Kennedy II, a brother to RFK Jr.

Their parents were RFK and Ethel.

Grandparents were Joseph Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald.

So Joseph and Rose Kennedy had nine children.
Two of those kids were JFK and RFK
RFK and Ethel had nine children. Two of those kids were RFK Jr and Joseph II.
Joseph II had a child named Joseph III.

JFK was an uncle to RFK Jr.
RFK Jr is an uncle to his brother Joseph II's kids. One of those kids is Joseph III.

twodogsbarking

(15,806 posts)

7. There are so many Kennedys. Good people. Odds are you will get some odd ones, but not an outlier.

Reply to bmichaelh (Original post)

Fri Sep 5, 2025, 06:08 PM

Sep 5

But here we are.

twodogsbarking

(15,806 posts)

8. Are there any, event distant relatives, who like the guy? Maybe one or less.

Reply to bmichaelh (Original post)

Fri Sep 5, 2025, 06:10 PM

Sep 5

maxsolomon

(37,356 posts)

9. It's nice he said it.

Reply to bmichaelh (Original post)

Fri Sep 5, 2025, 06:38 PM

Sep 5

RFK the Lesser is going nowhere. He'll stay there until HHS, and especially the CDC, is burned to the ground. All he has to do is not cross MFer.

It's all about the Stigginit.

Rebl2

(16,976 posts)

10. I wish

Reply to bmichaelh (Original post)

Fri Sep 5, 2025, 06:39 PM

Sep 5

more of the Kennedy family would speak out regularly against RFK, jr and his charlatan remedies

red dog 1

(31,866 posts)

11. Joe Kennedy III for POTUS

Reply to bmichaelh (Original post)

Fri Sep 5, 2025, 07:13 PM

Sep 5

https://democraticunderground.com/100220613554

Newsom/Kennedy 2028
Or
Pritzger/Kennedy 2028
Or
Joe KennedyIII for Congress 2026

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