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kerry kennedy continues to honor his legacy Late father, Robert F. Kennedy, In many ways, including the human rights organization that bears his name.
RFK, who served as former Attorney General murder Kerry was only eight years old when he ran for president in 1968.
Now, as a human rights lawyer and activist Publicly “disowned and estranged” from her brother, RFK Jr.After endorsing Donald Trump, Kerry, 66, has made it his mission to fight for the country his father loved.
talking to Independent At the RFK Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award Gala held in New York City on Tuesday evening, Kerry shared the importance of the organization’s work as human rights are being taken away from people across the country.
“He said that when he was running for president, he said, ‘Love, peace and compassion toward those who are suffering. That’s what the United States of America should stand for, and that’s what I will do if I’m elected president of the United States,'” she said of her late father.
“This is what we need today,” he stressed. “We’re a good country. We’re a great country, but we’re doing things that are not consistent with our values.”
“I spent a lot of time this summer Immigration facilities throughout Louisiana,” Kerry continued, referring to several centers set up by Trump as part of his mass deportation movement.
“I talked to women who were sexually assaulted and raped. I talked to people who had their health care taken away from them. I talked to women who said they were making sandwiches and they saw rats running across the sandwich line.
“We are not like that,” she said. “We can do better and that’s what tonight is about.”
Kerry is an outspoken member of the Kennedy dynasty repeatedly asked to remove his brother, rfk jras trump Health and Human Services Secretary. During his first year in the role, Kennedy made sweeping changes to federal health policy.Which includes dismantling the CDC and creating Important and controversial changes to vaccine guidelinesKerry said in 2024 his brother “Set fire to my father’s memory” when he left the Republican Party, and argued in September this year that Americans “are in danger now, as never before.”
She was on hand to welcome honorees to this year’s RFK Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award Gala, including Stephen Colbert, Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Darren Walker and Martin Cabrera, Jr.
He also told about his cousin, Tatiana Schlossbergwho recently announced his terminal cancer diagnosis hello! magazine, “You know, she was very brave in expressing herself, and right now we all hold her in our hearts, and hold Caroline in our hearts too.”