By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2024-11-19 21:49:01 | Updated at 2024-11-26 05:44:04
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr's Democrat wife, Cheryl Hines, has been 'playing nice' with Donald Trump's MAGA crowd after his presidential win.
Hines, 59, was seen at Mar-a-Lago looking happy and relaxed on Election Night and mingling with the sea of Trump supporters at the America First Policy Institute gala last week, Page Six reported.
A source told the outlet that the actress was 'playing nice with MAGA world' and had even been seen talking with Donald Trump, who recently nominated Kennedy to be his Health Secretary.
'Cheryl was talking to everyone,' the source said.
Hines sat with some of Trump's inner circle, including Tulsi Gabbard, who he nominated for Director of National Intelligence; his son, Donald Trump Jr., and ex-Fox News host Tucker Carlson, among others.
Earlier this year, the Democrat had expressed 'trepidation' about her husband's choice to drop out of the presidential race to back the then-Republican nominee.
'This is a really difficult issue for Cheryl,' Kennedy said in August. 'This is the opposite of what she would want to do.
'She went along with it because she loves me and she wanted to be supportive of me, but it was not something that she ever encouraged. I would say, her trepidation about this and her discomfort with this were the dominant feelings.'
Hines, 59, was seen at Mar-a-Lago looking happy and relaxed on Election Night and mingling with the sea of Trump supporters at the America First Policy Institute gala last week (pictured)
A source said that the Democrat actress was 'playing nice with MAGA world' and had even been seen talking with Donald Trump: 'Cheryl was talking to everyone'
The couple was is pictured with Trump's ex-wife, Marla Maples
Earlier this year, Hines had expressed 'trepidation' about her husband's choice to drop out of the presidential race to back Trump. 'This is a really difficult issue for Cheryl,' Kennedy said in August
Hines and Kennedy husband went through a rough patch earlier this year after he had an alleged digital affair with former New York Magazine reporter Olivia Nuzzi.
Nuzzi and the magazine parted ways after she was suspended over their relationship. The magazine had enlisted a law firm to conduct an investigation after learning of the secret affair.
The law firm reportedly found no inaccuracies nor evidence of bias in the former Washington correspondent's 2024 presidential campaign reporting.
Kennedy has insisted he only met the political journalist once when she did a profile on him last year.
'Mr. Kennedy only met Olivia Nuzzi once in his life for an interview she requested, which yielded a hit piece,' his spokesman told CNN. A source added that the nature of the relationship was 'emotional and digital in nature, not physical'.
But insiders told the New York Post the pair had engaged in 'sexting,' despite RFK Jr. being married and Nuzzi being engaged to Politico's chief Washington correspondent, Ryan Lizza, 50, at the time.
Hines said at the time that she's not concerned about the rumors regarding her husband.
'Lots of emotions with rumors! But, it will all be in my book. I'm writing a book. I've been taking notes — serious notes,' she told US Weekly.
Trump recently nominated her husband to be his Health Secretary.
Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (pictured in 2020) has warned that 'people will die' if the 'dangerous' anti-vaccine campaigner and conspiracy theorist leads America's top health agency
'People have a lot of feelings about politics, especially in Hollywood, and I don't know. I mean, so far I feel like it's OK.
'I'm OK to have conversations like that with people and, to me, it doesn't define somebody. To some people it does and it's like you can't control it. There's nothing I can do about it, so I have to let it wash over me.'
The Emmy-nominated actress, best known for portraying Larry David's wife Cheryl on the HBO hit Curb Your Enthusiasm, told the outlet she would be focusing on her family.
Earlier this month, Kennedy thanked his wife for sticking by him while he spoke at a Trump campaign even in West Palm Beach, Florida.
He expressed gratitude for 'the most supportive person in this room who has sustained me throughout my campaign, Cheryl Hines.'
She later responded by echoing his message of thanks, but added: 'Ooh, it has been a journey.'
Hines will more than likely have to continue to 'play nice' with Republicans after her husband's nomination.
Kennedy has already touted his 'Make America Healthy Again' initiative and is known to be an anti-vaxxer.
Earlier this month, Kennedy thanked his wife for sticking by him after his alleged digital affair with New York Magazine writer Olivia Nuzzi (pictured)
Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has warned that 'people will die' if the 'dangerous' Kennedy leads America's top health agency.
Kennedy has promised to work to end chronic disease, clean up corruption and provide Americans with the data they need to make informed medical decisions.
But de Blasio, who served as mayor during the COVID-19 pandemic, has warned that giving a vaccine denier 'authority over the public health apparatus' will result in lost lives, especially if the US were to face another public health 'crisis'.
'It is dangerous,' he told CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins. 'I mean that's the only way to say it. People will die! I wish I was just being hyperbolic. I'm being literal!
'People will die because somebody is holding that role who does not believe in vaccination. That is just plain dangerous. That's not partisan, that's dangerous.'
If Kennedy's nomination is approved by the Senate - which is controlled by Trump's Republican Party - Kennedy will take over the Health and Human Services Department, a mammoth institution with a budget of close to $2trillion.
However, Trump's selection could meet opposition from lawmakers due to Kennedy's promotion of medical conspiracy theories, including spreading debunked theories that link vaccinations with childhood autism.
