You know you are doing something right in the government if you’re liberal cousin is calling for you to step down. Joe Kennedy III has called for his older cousin, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to step down from his role as HHS Secretary. The former Massachusetts lawmaker even said his cousin was a “threat” to Americans’ health and well-being. Fox News reported more details on the family drama: Joe Kennedy III on Friday denounced his cousin Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as “a threat to the health and wellbeing of every American” in a blistering social media post. The rare public rebuke comes one day after RFK Jr.’s contentious Senate hearing, deepening a family feud that has fractured one of America’s most famous political dynasties. Kennedy’s statement, viewed more than 1.2 million times, opens the curtain behind the extraordinary rift inside the political dynasty. Once synonymous with Democrat unity, the Kennedys are now split over RFK Jr.’s embrace of President Donald Trump and his appointment to HHS Secretary under a “Make America Healthy Again” agenda. Joe Kennedy’s demand that his cousin resign marks a dramatic escalation of the feud. Read his full statement here: pic.twitter.com/jXdcQUQ4C4 — Joe Kennedy III (@joekennedy) September 5, 2025 Full text: Robert Kennedy Jr. is a threat to the health and wellbeing of every American. A United States Secretary of Health and Human Services is tasked with protecting the public health of our country and its people. At yesterday’s hearing, he chose to do the opposite: to dismiss science, mislead the public, sideline experts and sow confusion. None of us will be spared the pain he is inflicting. It doesn’t matter how rich or powerful you are or what state you live in— the heartbreak of watching a loved one fall ill knows no borders. The challenges before us-from disease outbreaks to mental health crises-demand moral clarity, scientific expertise, and leadership rooted in fact. Those values are not present in the Secretary’s office. He must resign. This photo says a lot about Joe Kennedy: Joe Kennedy III — RFK Jr’s nephew — is riding around East Las Vegas on horseback, campaigning for Kamala Harris. pic.twitter.com/4k6baHxF7J — Las Vegas Locally (@LasVegasLocally) October 26, 2024 The Hill reported Kennedy’s sister Karoline also put out a press release condemning RFK Jr.: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s sister Kerry Kennedy echoed these concerns, condemning her brother over inaccurate medical statements and poor public health advice. “Medical decisions belong in the hands of trained and licensed professionals, not incompetent and misguided leadership. The decimation of critical institutions, like the NIH [National Institutes of Health] and the CDC [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention], will lead to the loss of innocent lives. This means that children, mothers, fathers, and those you love are at risk now, like never before,” Kerry Kennedy wrote in a post on X.