Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of President John F Kennedy, slammed the newly elected US President Donald Trump’s decision to declassify documents about his grandfather’s assassination, calling it politically motivated.
The 32-year-old took to social media platform X, saying, “The truth is a lot sadder than the myth — a tragedy that didn’t need to happen. Not part of an inevitable grand scheme.” He added, “Declassification is using JFK as a political prop, when he’s not here to punch back. There’s nothing heroic about it.”
Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to release documents related to the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, his brother Robert F. Kennedy, and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. According to the Daily Mail, plans for the release of JFK’s assassination records will be provided within 15 days.
Trump had promised to declassify the documents during his re-election campaign, although some files were withheld for intelligence reasons during his first term. The executive order is intended to increase transparency, with the administration claiming it is “in the public interest.”
Schlossberg was a staunch supporter of former Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign. He also criticised other family members, including his cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and expressed strong disapproval of Trump’s actions.
Schlossberg also criticised Trump’s nomination of RFK Jr. to lead the department of health and human services.
Millions of pages of JFK documents have been released, but some files are still classified. The latest release includes CIA cables and memos about Lee Harvey Oswald’s visits to the Cuban and Soviet embassies in Mexico City before the assassination. However, experts doubt that the remaining files will reveal anything that changes the accepted story.
Despite many conspiracy theories, most people believe the documents won’t reveal anything new. Trump said the release is for the public’s benefit, claiming, “Everything will be revealed.” However, Schlossberg thinks it’s an attempt to use the past for political gain.
Schlossberg’s post was met with backlash as X users started asking him if he had reviewed the files himself or if he was even in a position to comment on the declassification. In response, Schlossberg reacted by saying, “I know everything, d**k.”
John F Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, was assassinated on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas, while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza.
