Current:Home > NewsWoody Harrelson wears hat supporting RFK Jr. for president: 'Great seeing you' -消息
Woody Harrelson wears hat supporting RFK Jr. for president: 'Great seeing you'
View
Date:2025-04-15 14:57:23
Woody Harrelson has thrown his hat into the political conversation once again – this time by actually wearing a hat seemingly endorsing controversial Democratic presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Kennedy's wife and "Curb Your Enthusiasm" actress Cheryl Hines posted a photo on Instagram with Harrelson sporting a blue Kennedy 2024 hat. "Great seeing you Woody," she wrote in the post. USA TODAY has reached out to Harrelson's rep for clarification.
Comments were mixed. One user wrote: "The support is going to be rolling out more and more as people begin to share how they really feel." Another added: "My enthusiasm is curbed."
Kennedy has drawn ire from many different groups given his opinions on vaccines and COVID-19.
Organizations advocating for Jewish and Asian people immediately criticized the presidential candidate after he spread a conspiracy theory at an event last month about the groups and COVID-19.
Kennedy, during a dinner in New York, said there is an "argument" that COVID-19 is "ethnically targeted." He claimed COVID-19 is "targeted to attack Caucasians and Black people" while sparing Ashkenazi Jewish people and Chinese people.
The presidential candidate in recent years has become a leading voice in the anti-vaccine movement. Health experts have called his work dangerous, and members of his family have condemned him for spreading misinformation.
'Abhorrent':Groups call Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s COVID theory antisemitic and racist
Kennedy has criticized lockdowns sparked by the pandemic, suggesting things were worse for Americans than for Anne Frank, the Jewish teenager who died in a concentration camp during the Holocaust.
He apologized for the comments, his second public apology for Holocaust comparisons. In 2015, Kennedy used the word "Holocaust" to describe children he believed were harmed by vaccines.
Harrelson, for his part, has discussed politics in the past, notably denouncing former President Donald Trump after the 2016 election as well as criticizing former presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush.
When Harrelson hosted "Saturday Night Live" earlier this year, the self-proclaimed "redneck hippie" said in his opening monologue: "You know, the red in me thinks you should be allowed to own guns. The blue in me thinks – squirt guns. So, I’m red and blue which makes purple. I’m purple." He also called himself "anarchist, Marxist, ethical hedonist, nondiscriminatory empath, epistemology deconstructionist, Texan," and took aim at COVID vaccine mandates.
Contributing: Marina Pitofsky, Naledi Ushe and Rachel Looker, USA TODAY; The Associated Press
More on 'SNL':Woody Harrelson takes a jab at COVID vaccine mandates in 'SNL' monologue
veryGood! (825)
Related
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Triathlon
- A new, stable fiscal forecast for Kansas reinforces the dynamics of a debate over tax cuts
- Man who won primary election while charged with murder convicted on lesser charge
- Oil Drilling Has Endured in the Everglades for Decades. Now, the Miccosukee Tribe Has a Plan to Stop It
- How to watch the 'Blue Bloods' Season 14 finale: Final episode premiere date, cast
- UFL schedule for Week 4 games: D.C. Defenders vs. Birmingham Stallions in big matchup
- U.S. measles cases reach 125 this year, topping 2022's large outbreaks
- Nikola Jokic leads NBA champ Denver Nuggets past LeBron James and Lakers 114-103 in playoff opener
- Hackers hit Rhode Island benefits system in major cyberattack. Personal data could be released soon
- 10-year-old boy confesses to fatally shooting a man in his sleep 2 years ago, Texas authorities say
Ranking
- Charges tied to China weigh on GM in Q4, but profit and revenue top expectations
- David Pryor, former governor and senator of Arkansas, dies at age 89
- NHL playoff overtime rules: Postseason hockey bracket brings major change to OT
- The U.S. Olympic wrestling trials are underway: TV schedule, time and how to watch
- The Grammy nominee you need to hear: Esperanza Spalding
- Taylor Swift, Kim Kardashian and Ye feud timeline: VMAs to 'The Tortured Poets Department'
- 2 teens charged in death of New York City woman whose body was found in duffel bag
- Reduced Snow Cover and Shifting Vegetation Are Disrupting Alpine Ecosystems, Study Finds
Recommendation
Federal Spending Freeze Could Have Widespread Impact on Environment, Emergency Management
The Best Tarot Card Decks for Beginners & Beyond
Don't Sleep on These While You Were Sleeping Secrets
Jim Harbaugh keeps promise, gets Michigan tattoo in honor of national championship season
Tree trimmer dead after getting caught in wood chipper at Florida town hall
Watch this sweet moment between Pluto and his biggest fan: a golden retriever service dog
Nebraska’s governor says he’ll call lawmakers back to address tax relief
Why is 4/20 the unofficial weed day? The history behind April 20 and marijuana