*Video on previous RFK Jr. coverage.

(The Hill) -- Cheryl Hines, the wife of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., said her husband suggested they fake separating during his 2024 presidential campaign.

"Some people were very upset that I was even married to Bobby,” Hines told Fox News in an interview published Monday. “They were vocally coming at me because I’m married to Bobby. So Bobby felt like, ‘You shouldn’t be having to take that heat. So why don’t we just say we’re separated?’"

Kennedy launched his campaign in April 2023, initially challenging former President Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination. In October 2023, he began running as an independent, but he dropped out in August 2024 and backed President Donald Trump.

Hines said Kennedy’s suggestion

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