Chicago, Illinois — John F. Kennedy’s grandson, Jack Schlossberg, compared Kamala Harris to his late grandfather in a brief speech before the Democratic National Convention Tuesday evening.
“Tonight, JFK’s call to action is now ours to answer, because once again, the torch has been passed to a new generation, to a leader who shares my grandfather’s energy, vision, and optimism for our future,” he said. “That leader is Vice President Kamala Harris.”
Back in 2020, Schlossberg spoke alongside his mom, Caroline Kennedy, at the party’s virtual convention. This year, he had a live, in-person spot in the line-up all to himself. He spoke right after former President Jimmy Carter’s grandson.
Schlossberg showed his chiseled face around the convention hall Monday night, with multiple reporters snapping pictures of the 31-year-old on the arena floor.
Political heavyweights like Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi got in on the action, with the latter appearing in a photo that had echoes of one she took with his grandfather half a century before.
The Kennedy heir has been openly critical of his cousin, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., for trumpeting unfounded and unorthodox proposals in his long-shot bid for the White House.
Schlossberg recently got a new gig at Vogue, where he was named a political correspondent last month. But while he’s being paid about as well as the average reporter—reportedly just $250 per article—he’s gotten unusual leeway in making his political views public.
In a recent Instagram post, he referred to President Joe Biden as his “hero.” In another, he shared that he was a New York DNC delegate voting for Kamala Harris.
He could also be seen along the sidelines of Harris and Tim Walz’s kickoff rally in Philadelphia earlier this month, where he stood among campaign officials and fans—not the press.
Still, he’s lasted longer at Vogue than his grandmother, Jackie. She allegedly quit her Vogue gig on day one because the magazine was staffed by so many women she feared she may not meet a husband there.
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