{"id":107471,"date":"2025-10-29T18:14:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T18:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/107471\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T18:14:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T18:14:07","slug":"they-just-wanted-to-grill-me-about-rfk-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/107471\/","title":{"rendered":"They &#8216;Just Wanted to Grill Me&#8217; About RFK Jr."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Cheryl Hines appeared on The View on Oct. 14, and fielded questions from the panel of hosts about her husband, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and his involvement in President Donald Trump&#8217;s cabinet<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The actress, 60, now says she was &#8220;hoping&#8221; the interview would be &#8220;more personal&#8221; rather than so focused on her husband&#8217;s politics<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hines and Kennedy met in 2006 and have been married since 2014<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/cheryl-hines\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cheryl Hines;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Cheryl Hines<\/a> was disappointed by her recent appearance on <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/the-view-halloween-2023-exclusive-8384803\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The View;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The View<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hines, 60, stopped by the ABC talk show on Tuesday, Oct. 14, while promoting her new book, Unscripted, and was asked about her husband, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/robert-kennedy-jr\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Robert F. Kennedy Jr.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a>, and his relationship with President <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Donald Trump;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For the Curb Your Enthusiasm star \u2014 who <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/cheryl-hines-struggles-to-answer-questions-about-rfk-jr-and-trump-11829850\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:fielded questions from The View hosts;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">fielded questions from The View hosts <\/a>about her husband&#8217;s stance on vaccines and her reaction to him <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/rfk-jr-confirmed-health-secretary-9344760\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:joining the Trump&#039;s administration;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">joining the Trump&#8217;s administration<\/a> \u2014 the visit was disappointing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cYou know, I was actually hoping that it was going to be more personal on The View,&#8221; Hines said on the Hot Mics with Billy Bush podcast. &#8220;But it was what it was.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She claimed the hosts \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/the-view-sunny-hostin-speaks-out-against-insurance-company-suing-her-husband-8774405\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sunny Hostin;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Sunny Hostin<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/whoopi-goldberg\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Whoopi Goldberg;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Whoopi Goldberg<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/joy-behar\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Joy Behar;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Joy Behar<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/sara-haines\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sara Haines;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Sara Haines<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/the-view-alyssa-farah-griffin-is-pregnant-with-first-baby-boy-exclusive-11826257\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Alyssa Farah Griffin;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Alyssa Farah Griffin<\/a> \u2014\u00a0&#8220;just wanted to grill me about Bobby.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"ABC Cheryl Hines on 'The View'\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"373\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cd0852891e58fedb5af5d9d817a6375b.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>ABC<\/p>\n<p> Cheryl Hines on &#8216;The View&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Podcast host Billy Bush then asked if Hines can &#8220;tell when someone hasn\u2019t read your book,&#8221; to which she said, &#8220;Yes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I mean, I don\u2019t think the ladies on The View asked me one question about my book,&#8221; she added. &#8220;But, you know, that\u2019s okay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During her interview on The View, Hines said she&#8217;s &#8220;not been a political person&#8221; in the past and that her husband&#8217;s decision to <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/rfk-jr-drops-out-presidential-race-endorses-trump-8681658\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:end his campaign for president and endorse Trump;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">end his campaign for president and endorse Trump<\/a> was a &#8220;very difficult&#8221; one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cAt the end of the day, President Trump and Bobby sat down and talked, and yes, they did have a lot of common goals,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI was guarded about it,&#8221; she added of her husband&#8217;s decision, which she called a &#8220;leap of faith&#8221; given he was a Democrat when she first met him in 2006. &#8220;It was complicated, right? Because that is a big change politically.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The actress also weighed in on a hot topic regarding her husband as she said that Kennedy, 71, and Trump, 79, &#8220;both want access to vaccines.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE&#039;s free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A source previously told PEOPLE last year that <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/cheryl-hines-making-best-rfk-jr-maga-career-exclusive-source-8748712\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Hines was &quot;very unhappy&quot; about her husband&#039;s decision &quot;to join the Trump wagon;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Hines was &#8220;very unhappy&#8221; about her husband&#8217;s decision &#8220;to join the Trump wagon<\/a>,&#8221; but she was &#8220;making the best of it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She&#8217;s shown up for Kennedy as he&#8217;s stepped into the new role, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/cheryl-hines-supports-husband-rfk-jr-at-confirmation-hearing-8782499\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:appearing at his Senate confirmation hearing;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">appearing at his Senate confirmation hearing<\/a> in January, and said in a recent interview that she feels &#8220;very connected&#8221; to his &#8220;Make America Healthy Again&#8221; initiative.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/cheryl-hines-questions-if-the-view-hosts-read-her-book-before-awkward-interview-11839176\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEED TO KNOW Cheryl Hines appeared on The View on Oct. 14, and fielded questions from the panel&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":107472,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[77351,430,77349,77350,156,111,139,69,14887,5460,12978],"class_list":["post-107471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-billy-bush","tag-celebrities","tag-cheryl-hines","tag-curb-your-enthusiasm","tag-entertainment","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-president-donald-trump","tag-robert-f-kennedy-jr","tag-the-view"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107471"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107471\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/107472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}