A sister and nephew of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have condemned their relative after he reportedly shared a conspiracy theory that certain Jewish people were immune to Covid-19.
Kerry Kennedy rebuked her brother in a statement released by the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights group, where she serves as president.
"I strongly condemn my brother's deplorable and untruthful remarks last week about Covid being engineered for ethnic targeting," Kerry Kennedy said. "His statements do not represent what I believe or what Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights stand for, with our 50+-year track record of protecting rights and standing against racism and all forms of discrimination."
Nephew Joe Kennedy III also rebuked his uncle.
"My uncle's comments were hurtful and wrong. I unequivocally condemn what he said," he wrote on Twitter.
In a video recording published by the New York Post, the presidential candidate appeared to claim that "Covid-19 attacks certain races disproportionately."
"Covid-19 is targeted to attack Caucasians and Black people. The people who are most immune are Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese," he said in the recording. "We don't know whether it was deliberately targeted like that or not."
