At the UFC fight over the weekend, Trump was seen circling back to speak with actress Cheryl Hines.
Videos that gave the impression that President Donald Trump ignored actress Cheryl Hines, who is married to Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Social media posts about Kennedy Jr., who was at a UFC fight on Saturday evening, are spreading like wildfire, but they don’t tell the whole story. “This is clickbait.
“He went back to her,” Link Lauren, a former senior advisor to RFK Jr., wrote on X, displaying a picture of Trump chatting with Cheryl Hines and his HHS secretary during the UFC match. On Saturday night, Trump and members of his Cabinet attended the UFC fight in Miami. Kennedy was seen shaking Trump’s hand as he entered the arena to loud applause, and Hines was seen reaching out to shake Trump’s hand. Hines was seen pulling her hand away as Trump moved to greet other attendees.
Video of the exchange has racked up hundreds of thousands of views, while also generating headlines both in the U.S. and abroad speculating that the president “snubbed” Hines.
One user commented on X that “Cheryl Hines getting blown off for a handshake by President Trump is just missing the Curb theme music,” referring to Hines’ role as a cast member on the popular television show “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” “Curb theme music – Trump showing no love for Cheryl Hines,” another post on X reads.
Hines’ publicist Ann Gurrola told Fox Digital on Sunday that she did not attend the event and could not comment, but added that it appeared, based on reports, that Trump circled back to shake Hines’ hand and that videos of Trump appearing to snub Hines was likely “simply an oversight.”https://www.tiktok.com/@robertfkennedyjrofficial/video/7285827025447767326?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc
On the other hand, a representative of the administration commented to Fox Digital on Sunday that the president did not ignore Hines. ACTRESS CHERYL HINES WON’T BE AT EVERY RFK JR. POLITICAL EVENT, SAYS SHE HAS HER ‘OWN CAREER’
Another image obtained by Fox Digital shows Trump speaking with Hines and others ahead of Saturday’s UFC fight. “President Trump spoke with Cheryl Hines last night at UFC 314.
“The footage below shows that was not the case,” one X user posted, accompanied by video footage of Trump speaking with Hines. “There were some reports that Trump may have ‘snubbed’ Hines (wife of RFK Jr.), but that was not the case.” “No, President Trump did not “snub” Cheryl Hines, the wife of RFK Jr. He didn’t see her hand, and went back after he was done greeting Joe Rogan and Daniel Cormier, as seen in the picture below,” another X user posted.
“Video goes viral with social media users claiming Trump ‘snubbed’ RFK Jr’s wife Cheryl Hines at the UFC 314. However, Trump appeared to not see her hand for the handshake and later went back to greet her and her husband,” another X user posted.https://youtu.be/V_NIrv8-cz8
The reports come after Hines previously criticized Trump and his rhetoric as “ridiculous and disrespectful,” but has joined a handful of Trump-related events at Mar-a-Lago and the White House since her husband endorsed Trump over the summer and ultimately became his HHS chief this year.
