Bradley Whitford criticizes Cheryl Hines as RFK Jr. backs Trump

Bradley Whitford is talking his thoughts in mild of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” star Cheryl Hines standing by her husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as he endorses Donald Trump for president.

“Hey @CherylHines, solution to keep silent whereas your lunatic husband throws his assist behind the adjudicated rapist who brags about stripping ladies of their elementary rights,” Whitford, 64, wrote in a submit on X, previously Twitter, Saturday.

Trump, who has had greater than a dozen sexual misconduct accusations levied towards him, final 12 months was discovered answerable for sexual abuse and defamation of recommendation columnist E. Jean Carroll; nonetheless, the jury within the civil trial determined Carroll did not show he raped her in 1996.

Whitford continued: “Gutsy. Nice instance for the youngsters. Profile in braveness.”

The Emmy-winning “The West Wing” and “The Handmaid’s Story” actor’s remark was shared together with a re-post of a video Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential marketing campaign posted, through which former President Trump thanked the “six very courageous, sensible” Supreme Courtroom justices who overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022.

Whitford’s condemnation got here a day after Kennedy – the nephew of former President John F. Kennedy and son of former Legal professional Normal Robert F. Kennedy – introduced he was dropping out of the race and backing Trump’s marketing campaign.

Hines took to social media to reward his staffers shortly after Kennedy’s marketing campaign’s announcement. Not like her husband, she didn’t endorse any candidate or political occasion.

“During the last 12 months and a half, I’ve met some extraordinary individuals from all events — Democrats, Republicans, and Independents. It has been my expertise that the overwhelming majority of all events are actually good individuals who need the perfect for our nation and for one another,” she wrote.

Kennedy responded to her submit along with his personal message of gratitude: “I’m so grateful to my superb spouse Cheryl for her unconditional love, as I made a political resolution with which she may be very uncomfortable. I want this additionally for the nation — love and unity even within the face of disagreement. We are going to want that in coming instances.”

Whitford has been vocal in his assist for Vice President Harris’s presidential marketing campaign and sometimes posts anti-Trump content material.

Kennedy’s household additionally disavowed the previous Unbiased presidential candidate for supporting Trump.

His sister, Kerry Kennedy, stated in a press release co-signed by 4 different members of the family that “Our brother Bobby’s resolution to endorse Trump right now is a betrayal of the values that our father and our household maintain most pricey. It is a unhappy ending to a tragic story.”

“I perceive that they are troubled by my selections,” Kennedy informed “Fox Information Sunday.” “However, you recognize, I believe all of us want to have the ability to disagree with one another and nonetheless love one another.”

Contributing: Rachel Barber