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Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of former President John F. Kennedy, described President Donald Trump's decision to release files on his grandfather's assassination as a "political prop" in a post shared on his X account Thursday (January 23).
"JFK conspiracy theories — The truth is alot sadder than the myth — a tragedy that didn’t need to happen. Not part of an inevitable grand scheme. Declassification is using JFK as a political prop, when he’s not here to punch back. There’s nothing heroic about it," Schlossberg wrote.
Trump signed an executive order requiring the disclosure of files related to three infamous murders that have led to rampant conspiracy theories, which include the assassinations of Kennedy, his brother, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, and Dr. Martin Luther king Jr., all of which took place in the 1960s.
The elder Kennedy was shot to death in November 1963 while sitting in the backseat of a convertible during a parade in Dallas by gunman Lee Harvey Oswald, who was then fatally shot by nightclub owner Jack Ruby to days later. Theories on whether Oswald was part of a larger conspiracy to take out Kennedy have existed in the more than 51 years after his murder.
Schlossberg, the son of former U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, has become a rising name in the Democratic party, serving as a political correspondent for Vogue and speaking at the 2024 Democratic National Convention, as well as joining his relatives in criticizing his uncle, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who ran as an Independent in the 2024 presidential election before dropping out, endorsing Trump and later being nominated as his top health official.
