RFK Jr says Woody Harrelson ‘lives off the grid’ and unaware of controversy over cap that
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said that Woody Harrelson is probably unaware of the backlash to his wearing a ‘Kennedy 2024’ cap because the actor lives off grid.
Harrelson posed for a photo with the Democratic presidential candidate’s actress wife Cheryl Hines earlier this week while wearing a blue ballcap endorsing Kennedy.
Reaction was strong on social media but Kennedy, campaigning in Iowa on Saturday, doubts that the actor has heard any of it.
‘I’ve texted with him. You know, he’s very hard to get a hold of. He’s been a friend for many, many years. He’s very close to me and Cheryl,’ Kennedy said.
He added texting with the former Cheers star is usually a long shot anyway, given Harrelson’s lifestyle.
Harrelson posed for a photo with the Democratic candidate’s actress wife Cheryl Hines in a selfie earlier this week
‘One thing is he doesn’t like cell phones. It’s conceivable that he does not know about all of the controversy,’ Kennedy told Fox News.
‘He doesn’t watch TV. He doesn’t have his cell phone and he’s kind of off the grid.’
The 66-year-old donned a blue ‘Kennedy 2024’ cap in the snap with his Wilson co-star Hines, posted on Thursday.
‘Great seeing you Woody’, Hines posted without elaborating. But commentators were quick to suggest it was an endorsement.
Her post contained the tags ‘#friends #hats #rfkjr.’
Harrelson joined New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers as the latest celebrity endorser of the anti-vaxxer vying to challenge President Joe Biden in 2024.
Polls have him in a distant second, and recent claims about COVID have sparked controversy.
Nevertheless, some Democratic stalwarts worry his campaign could harm President Joe Biden’s reelection effort, particularly if the president is forced to stay away from New Hampshire after the Democratic National Committee gave South Carolina an early primary slot in a diversity push.
Reaction was strong on social media but Kennedy, campaigning in Iowa on Saturday, doubts that the actor has heard any of it
Actor Woody Harrelson posed in a Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. cap along with the presidential candidate’s wife, actress Cheryl Hines
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is averaging about 14 percent in national polls, which have Joe Biden at about 63 percent
That infuriated New Hampshire officials who jealously guard their first-in-the-nation status, and could provided a venue for Kennedy to try to wound Biden.
Biden has a wide lead over Kennedy in Democratic primary polls. But he continues to have low national approval ratings hovering around 40 percent, while facing a Green Party challenge from Dr. Cornel West and a potential ‘No Labels’ third party run.
That along with a primary challenge could sap his strength even if he is up against rival Donald Trump, who is facing multiple indictments.
Harrelson has called himself ‘an anarchist,’ and has railed against the nation’s foreign wars, once comparing President Barack Obama to Richard Nixon.
He played former John McCain advisor Steve Schmidt in the movie adaptation of the political book ‘Game Change.’ That prompted a question by Politico if he disliked Democrats as much as he did Republicans.
‘He doesn’t watch TV. He doesn’t have his cell phone and he’s kind of off the grid,’ Kennedy said of Harrelson. Pictured: Harrelson (back) on vacation with Matthew McConaughey (front)
Harrelson joined New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers as the latest celebrity endorser of the anti-vaxxer vying to challenge President Joe Biden in 2024.
‘It’s all synchronized swimming to me,’ said the former Natural Born Killers and Kingpin co-star.
‘They all kneel and kiss the ring. Who’s going to take on the oil industry or the medical industry?,’ he said in the 2013 interview.
‘People compare Obama to Lyndon Johnson, but I think a better comparison is between Obama and Nixon. Because Nixon came into office saying he was going to pull out of Vietnam, and then he escalated the war,’ he said.
‘I don’t believe in politics. I’m an anarchist, I guess you could say. I think people could be just fine looking after themselves,’ he said.