RFK Jr. Hits Back as He Comes Under Federal Investigation

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. isn’t holding back.

The former presidential candidate, now a strong supporter of former President Donald Trump, is pushing back against reports of a federal investigation into a 30-year-old incident involving Kennedy and a whale carcass in Massachusetts.

Kennedy claims that a federal agency tasked with overseeing ocean waters is acting in favor of Kamala Harris’s election campaign.

“It’s all about the weaponization of our government against political opponents,” he remarked.

Kennedy made these comments on Saturday after revealing at an Arizona campaign event that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is investigating a story his granddaughter shared, which was featured in a 2012 Town and Country magazine profile.

In the article, Kathleen “Kick” Kennedy, now 36, recounted a memory from when she was 6 years old. She described how her grandfather cut off the head of a dead whale that had washed ashore in Hyannis Port. Afterward, Kennedy reportedly tied the whale’s head to the family minivan and drove it five hours to their home in Mount Kisco, New York.

The story, which was originally presented as part of Kennedy family lore in the glowing Town and Country piece, has now become the subject of a federal probe. This comes after Kennedy’s August 23 endorsement of Trump sparked backlash from liberal groups.

NOAA confirmed on Monday that an investigation is underway, according to CNN.

The inquiry was prompted by a complaint from the left-leaning Center for Biological Diversity Action Fund, which has endorsed Harris in the upcoming election.

The group’s letter to NOAA alleged that Kennedy’s actions violated both the Marine Mammal Protection Act and potentially the Endangered Species Act.

“Additionally, Mr. Kennedy’s transport of the whale skull from Massachusetts to New York, crossing state lines, likely violated the Lacey Act, a federal conservation law from 1900 that prohibits moving wildlife, dead or alive, obtained in violation of any state, federal, or international regulation,” the complaint detailed.

Kennedy dismissed the idea that this old story from 1994 has suddenly drawn federal attention out of genuine environmental concern.

Many social media users echoed his sentiment, pointing to the situation as another example of “deep state” interference in politics.

This incident follows another recent controversy involving Kennedy and animals. In early August, he revealed a story about placing a bear cub’s carcass in Central Park, an attempt to preempt what he believed would be a negative report in The New Yorker.

The Center for Biological Diversity Action Fund is one of six groups officially supporting Harris, as noted in a July 31 news release from Friends of the Earth Action.