RFK Jr says Woody Harrelson ‘lives off the grid’ and unaware of controversy over cap showing to help longshot Democratic nominee

Those who would have anticipated actor Woody Harrelson to reply to the backlash after he defeated long-running Democratic presidential nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared to help, must wait, in accordance with Kennedy himself.

Harrelson posed for a photograph with the Democratic nominee’s actress spouse Cheryl Hines in a selfie earlier this week.

Reaction on social media has been robust, however Kennedy, who’s campaigning in Iowa on Saturday, doubts the actor heard something of it.

“I texted him. You know, he’s very hard to get hold of. He has been a friend for many, many years. He’s very close to me and Cheryl,” Kennedy stated.

He added that texting the previous Cheers star is usually a raffle anyway given Harrelson’s way of life.

“One thing is he doesn’t like cell phones. It is conceivable that he is not aware of all the controversies,” Kennedy stated Fox news.

‘He doesn’t watch TV. He doesn’t have his mobile phone and he’s a bit off the grid.’

The 66-year-old donned a blue ‘Kennedy 2024’ cap together with his Wilson co-star Hines in a snap, posted on Thursday.

“Great to see you Woody,” Hines posted with out elaborating. But commentators have been fast to recommend it was an endorsement.

Her submit was tagged “#friends #hats #rfkjr.”

Harrelson joined New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers in 2024 as the most recent anti-vaxxer celeb endorser vying to problem President Joe Biden.

Polls present him a distant second, and up to date claims about COVID have sparked controversy.

Nevertheless, some Democratic supporters fear his marketing campaign may harm President Joe Biden’s re-election, particularly if the president is compelled to keep away from New Hampshire after the Democratic National Committee gave South Carolina an early main in a variety push.

That enraged New Hampshire officers who jealously guard their first-in-the-nation standing, and will present Kennedy with a venue to attempt to wound Biden.

Biden has a giant lead over Kennedy within the Democratic main. But he nonetheless has low nationwide approval scores hovering round 40 p.c as he faces a Green Party problem from Dr. Cornel West and a possible ‘No Labels’ third occasion.

That, together with a main problem, may undermine his power, at the same time as he faces rival Donald Trump, who faces a number of fees.

Harrelson has named himself’an anarchist,” and has railed in opposition to the nation’s overseas wars, as soon as evaluating President Barack Obama to Richard Nixon.

He performed former John McCain adviser Steve Schmidt within the movie adaptation of the political e book ‘Game Change’. That led to Politico asking whether or not he disliked Democrats as a lot as Republicans.

“It’s all synchronized swimming to me,” stated the previous Natural Born Killers and KingpinCo-star.

“They all kneel and kiss the ring. Who is going to take on the oil industry or the medical industry?” he stated within the 2013 interview.

“People compare Obama to Lyndon Johnson, but I think there’s a better comparison between Obama and Nixon. Because Nixon took office and said he was going to pull out of Vietnam, and then he escalated the war,” he stated.

‘I don’t consider in politics. I’m an anarchist, you could possibly say. I believe folks can deal with themselves simply nice,” he stated.