Jack Schlossberg, grandson of John F. Kennedy, has been hired as Vogue’s political correspondent just months before the 2024 election. Schlossberg, 31, is the son of Caroline Kennedy, the U.S. ambassador to Australia. He told the magazine he thinks the importance of the upcoming election is “highly significant” and worries about the impact if Donald Trump is re-elected.
“It’s going to be a lot harder for young people to get that out of the way in the long run than it is to just go to the polls one day a year and vote,” Schlossberg said. “I’m really focused on creating a positive outcome where the good guys win. It’s going to get a lot more complicated, but I’m still optimistic. Things don’t need to get any worse.”
“As a family member, I became more involved in public duties.”
Schlossberg, who earned a J.D. and M.B.A. from Harvard University and is using his background in law and business to become a political reporter, said he considers his grandfather his “hero.”
“Growing up, I was involved in public service, which was a natural part of my family life. Through that work, I met many politicians and it made me more optimistic about our future,” he said.
Last year, Schlossberg publicly criticized his cousin, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., for running as an independent for president, and supported Joe Biden’s reelection.
“These are important issues. If my cousin, Bobby Kennedy Jr., cared about these issues, he would have supported Joe Biden,” Schlossberg said at the time.
Schlossberg frequently posts political discussions and comedy sketches on TikTok. Asked why online audiences love his content, he said, “I try to say things that I think are important. I can tell when people are speaking their minds and have no other agenda.”
“I think very deeply and critically about what I want to say, and this election is such an important year for me, which is why I’ve been trying to be more active,” he added. “This is a really important moment in history and it’s such an exciting time to be alive and to be able to vote. There’s a lot of negative energy about politics, so I want to get that vibe out there, and I want to get some positivity out there because this is really important.”
