Cheryl Hines Slams JFK’s Grandson Over Anti-Vax Criticism

The Kennedy family’s long-simmering feud just went public — again.

Actress Cheryl Hines has unloaded on Jack Schlossberg, grandson of President John F. Kennedy, after he challenged her to personally apologize to the family of a Texas child who died from measles earlier this year.

“I don’t understand what’s going on with him,” Hines told The Wall Street Journal. “Anything I say, he’s going to get excited that I’m talking about him. So, honestly, I’d rather not feed that.”

But her decision to go public comes after months of online potshots from Schlossberg, who has emerged as one of the most outspoken critics of her husband — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — and his fringe anti-vaccine agenda.

In March, Schlossberg posted (and later deleted) a pointed Instagram video aimed squarely at Hines.

“I need you to call up the family of the child who died of measles, and say sorry. Can you do that for me?” he said.

The 6-year-old girl, unvaccinated, died in February — the first measles death in the U.S. since 2015. Her death came just a week before Kennedy Jr., during a tense Cabinet meeting with President Trump, brushed off the Texas outbreak as “not unusual” before backpedaling in a Fox News op-ed.

Kennedy’s role as Trump’s health secretary has been a lightning rod since Day One.

In June, he purged the federal vaccine advisory panel and slashed $500 million in mRNA vaccine research, citing unproven safety risks.

The organization he led from 2015 to 2023, Children’s Health Defense, continues to push the debunked claim that vaccines cause autism — a theory rejected by every major health body in the world.

Last month, Kennedy faced outrage again after a mass shooting at CDC headquarters in Atlanta. Authorities say the alleged gunman believed the COVID-19 vaccine made him “depressed and suicidal.”

“It’s reckless and dangerous for someone in his position to keep feeding these conspiracies,” said Dr. Alicia Hernandez, an Atlanta pediatrician. “We are literally watching public health collapse in slow motion.”

This family clash isn’t just about policy — it’s deeply personal.

Over the past year, Schlossberg has repeatedly targeted Hines online. He’s called her “super dehydrated,” reposted her husband’s odd anniversary messages, and even sniped, “What does she let you do on your bday?”

Until now, Hines has stayed silent. But in her new interview, she doubled down on the movement her husband champions — “Make America Healthy Again” — while questioning the idea that scientific consensus is ever final.

“Is science ever settled?” she asked. “Ten years later, you realize it’s causing some sort of issue. There was probably ‘settled science’ at the beginning.”

The Kennedy dynasty has seen its share of public disputes, but the battle over vaccines under Trump’s administration has turned a private rift into an ugly political theater.

“Jack’s not wrong to call this out,” political historian Marla Greene told The Washington Post. “The Kennedy brand once stood for faith in government, public health, and science. That’s not what we’re seeing from RFK Jr.”

Whether Hines’ remarks escalate the fight or end it, one thing is certain: in 2025, the family of America’s most storied political dynasty is publicly at war — and the stakes involve the health of millions.