One of America's most well-known families has a history of feuds, and the latest chapter has unfolded publicly as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspends his presidential campaign and endorses Republican nominee Donald Trump.
RFK Jr. suspended his 2024 campaign on Friday and officially broke the Kennedy family's longstanding tradition of backing Democratic parties by endorsing Trump.
Within minutes,his siblings issued a quick statement backing Harris and condemning RFK Jr.
'We want an America filled with hope and bound together by a shared vision of a brighter future, a future defined by individual freedom, economic promise and national pride,' the siblings wrote.
'We believe in Harris and Walz. Our brother Bobby’s decision to endorse Trump today is a betrayal of the values that our father and our family hold most dear. It is a sad ending to a sad story,' they concluded.
The letter was signed by his siblings, former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Courtney Kennedy, Kerry Kennedy, Chris Kennedy, and Rory Kennedy.
But this isn't the first time the Kennedy family hasn't seen eye-to-eye. Previously, Caroline Kennedy, John F. Kennedy Jr.'s sister, were said to have deeply disliked Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy because she didn't think she was 'good enough' for her brother and JFK Jr. even thought some spouses were 'milking the family name.'
RFK Jr. suspended his 2024 campaign on Friday and officially broke the Kennedy family's longstanding tradition of backing Democratic parties by endorsing Trump.Within minutes, the family feud began as the family issued a quick statement backing Harris and condemning RFK
But this isn't the first time the Kennedy family hasn't seen eye-to-eye. Previously, Caroline Kennedy were said to have deeply disliked Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy because she didn't think she was 'good enough' for her brother and JFK Jr. even thought some spouses were 'milking the family name'
When news hit that JFK Jr. was dating Calvin Klein's director of publicity Carolyn, the entire world was captivated.
While a star-struck media covered their every single move, there was one person who didn't approve of the pairing: JFK Jr.'s older sister, Caroline.
According to friends, Caroline - who is now the United States ambassador to Australia - refused to accept her brother's new romance, and even after they married, it was clear that she wasn't too fond of the fashion guru.
JFK Jr.'s palSasha Chermayeff revealed in the new book, JFK Jr.: An Intimate Biography, that Caroline didn't like that Carolyn came from an 'upper-middle-class background that wasn't blue blood.'
'Carolyn was beautiful, intense, funny, smart, but if you could pick on her for one thing, it would be that she came from... a Connecticutupper-middle-class background that wasn't blue blood,' Sasha wrote.
'It became clear to me that Caroline was not going to accept Carolyn until the very last minute, until she had no choice - until she was standing at the f**king altar and there's no doubt whatsoever [that she was] in the family.'
Sasha said Caroline found her husband's sister to be 'condescending,' adding,'I don't think there was much love lost between [Carolyn] and Caroline.'
Caroline Kennedy (second right) didn't think Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy (far left) was 'good enough' for her brother JFK Jr.
According to friends of the late couple, Caroline refused to accept her brother's new romance until the wedding, and even after they tied the knot, she wasn't too fond of Carolyn
Steven M. Gillon, who previously studied JFK Jr.'s life in detail for his own book, America's Reluctant Prince: The Life of John F. Kennedy Jr., agrees with the author.
'Caroline did not think Carolyn was good enough for John - she and [husband Edwin Schlossberg] just found her temperamental and selfish,' he said.
He recalled a time when the two couples met up to celebrate Christmas together - but Caroline was left feeling 'disrespected' after Carolyn and Ed left the get together early.
'Carolyn was so concerned [about impressing Caroline] and she had all these gifts for them,' Steven shared.
'They go over and Caroline and Ed left within an hour to go to some sporting event or something. Carolyn thought that was so disrespectful.'
There were also growing tensions between JFK Jr. and Caroline's husband Ed.
They allegedly fought over an auction that John Jr. was planning to sell 'his mother's goods after she died.'
'They needed to pay taxes - a lot of money - on Martha's Vineyard, so they needed to sell a lot of items,' Steven said.
'John wanted a private auction - he didn't want the media attention of a public auction.
'Ed thought a public auction would raise more money, and rightly so. What John resented was that Ed was making the decision - he believed that he and Caroline were the only people who should make decisions related to the family.
'And he resented that Caroline delegated some of that responsibility to Ed.'
Steve said John Jr. also 'flipped out' after Ed volunteered him to narrate an HBO documentary about his dad, late President John F. Kennedy, on the anniversary of his assassination.
'John was mad because they had basically proposed him as the narrator, without asking him,' RoseMarie Terenzio, JFK Jr.'s former assistant, added.
JFK Jr.'s friendRob Littell said the budding attorney felt like Ed was 'milking the family name.'
Sasha said Caroline found her husband's sister to be 'condescending,' adding, 'I don't think there was much love lost between [Carolyn] and Caroline.' The couple pictured in 1999
Sasha also interjected: 'John thought Ed was entitled, and he was driving a wedge between him and his sister.
'John was so close with his sister, and then they were not speaking. Up until that point, nobody drove a wedge between John and his sister, and John resented the hell out of that.
'Carolyn was like, "F**k them. They belittle you, they boss you around." She was going to amp that up, because her thing was protection.
'John was sticking with Carolyn. Caroline was sticking with Ed. The rift was a deep wound.'
According to the book, there were also growing tensions between JFK Jr. and Caroline's husband, Ed. Ed is seen with Caroline last year
JFK Jr. and Carolyn tragically passed away in a shock plane crash in 1999.
Throughout the tome, friends also revealed the hilarious way Lee Radziwill got back at JFK Jr. and Carolyn after they failed to invite her to their wedding.
The couple tied the knot in secret in September1996, but Lee - JFK Jr.'s aunt - was not present at the nuptials.
According to RoseMarie, JFK Jr. didn't invite Lee because 'he didn't trust that she would keep the confidence.'
And the socialite made her disdain for their decision known when they met up to celebrate Christmas a few months later.
'That Christmas after the wedding, they exchanged gifts, Carolyn and Lee at their apartment,' Rose explained.
Throughout the tome, friends also revealed the hilarious way JFK Jr.'s aunt Lee Radziwill got back at him and Carolyn after they failed to invite her to their wedding. She's seen in 1976
His assistant said Lee (seen here with JFK Jr.'s mom) gave the couple 'scrunchies and hair clips' for Christmas that year, and said, 'That was [my] f**k you for not inviting me'
'Carolyn gave her a Hermes blanket and Carolyn opened her gift from Lee and it was a box of hair clips from Duane Reade. Scrunchies and hair clips from Duane Reade - like Goody hair clips.
'Carolyn said, "I actually think this is hysterical." [Lee] was like, "You know what that was, don't you, honey? That was [my] f**k you for not inviting me to your wedding. How dare you."
'I'm sure Lee, who was all about appearances, was embarrassed that she wasn't invited to John's wedding.'
DailyMail.com has contacted Caroline's representatives for comment.
