Jack Schlossberg Slams RFK Jr.’s Health Advice As Kennedy Family Feud Deepens.
Jack Schlossberg is once again speaking out against his cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and this time his criticism is aimed directly at Kennedy’s health message.
The 33-year-old grandson of President John F. Kennedy appeared on NBC’s podcast Here’s the Scoop with Yasmin Vossoughian, where he discussed his congressional campaign in New York and his views on RFK Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” movement.
Schlossberg said Kennedy often repeats basic health advice that most people already understand. In his view, telling Americans that junk food is bad, organic food is better and people should eat healthier is not a bold new public health vision. It is common sense.
His criticism was blunt: RFK Jr. presents old wellness talking points as if they are fresh discoveries.
But Schlossberg’s larger argument went beyond tone. He said Kennedy’s message fails to deal with the real-life obstacles millions of families face. It is easy, he argued, to tell people to buy healthier food. It is much harder to explain how struggling families are supposed to afford more expensive organic groceries or access better food when they live in food deserts.
That is where Schlossberg believes Kennedy’s movement falls short. To him, the question is not whether Americans should eat better. The real question is: what is the plan to help them do it?
The disagreement reflects a deeper divide inside one of America’s most famous political families. Kennedy’s MAHA movement has gained attention by focusing on nutrition, exercise, obesity, additives and public health. Supporters see it as a populist push to challenge the food and pharmaceutical industries.
Schlossberg, however, says the movement also includes dangerous ideas, especially around vaccines. He has been a vocal opponent of RFK Jr.’s vaccine skepticism and has criticized him for trying to reduce the number of recommended childhood vaccines.
In the PEOPLE report, Schlossberg said that while Kennedy may be right about some simple nutrition points — such as reducing carbohydrates and eating more protein — he is wrong to cut what Schlossberg called “life-saving vaccine research.”
That criticism fits a pattern. Schlossberg has repeatedly challenged RFK Jr.’s politics, rhetoric and leadership at the Department of Health and Human Services. Earlier this year, he said he would investigate Kennedy’s leadership if elected to Congress.
Schlossberg is currently running for New York’s 12th Congressional District, hoping to replace retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler. His campaign has already drawn major attention because of his Kennedy family name, his outspoken online style and endorsements from prominent figures including his mother Caroline Kennedy and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
For voters, his comments about RFK Jr. show how he is trying to define himself politically. He is not simply running as a Kennedy heir. He is positioning himself as someone willing to challenge misinformation, even when it comes from inside his own family.
The result is a very public Kennedy family clash over health, science and politics.
RFK Jr. has built his brand on distrust of institutions and promises to rethink public health. Jack Schlossberg is arguing that slogans and simple advice are not enough.
And as Schlossberg’s campaign moves forward, this family feud may become one of the most revealing political fights of the year.
