There’s a saying that goes “what’s good for the goose is good for the gander.”
This appears to be the philosophy of sorts of Democratic congressional candidate Jack Schlossberg.
Schlossberg appeared on “CBS News Sunday Morning” and defended targeting second lady Usha Vance in a social media post, per Fox News.
Schlossberg, who is the grandson of the late former President John F. Kennedy, was asked about his social media posts which have been described as nothing “creepy” and polarizing, especially involving Vice President JD Vance’s wife.
In one post, Schlossberg superimposed his face on one of Vance’s children.
Schlossberg denied he was “crossing a line” by posting about the vice president’s wife.
“I think what’s crossing a line is the propaganda that we see issued every single day by the White House and Vance,” Schlossberg said. “So, what are we going to do, hold back? Hold back on our sense of humor and not tease them, make fun of them back?”
“First of all, I don’t think anyone was seriously thinking that I meant that we did actually have a love child!” Schlossberg said. “You can point at anything I posted, I will point you back at a president who shares pictures of himself bombing U.S. citizens with fecal matter. This is a new era we’re living in.”
Schlossberg also urged other Democrats to “take the gloves off” while attacking the Trump administration. He cited the same happened to his family.
“My grandmother wasn’t elected; my Uncle John wasn’t elected. People feel absolute free reign to say whatever they want about them. So, I’m gonna throw it right back at you. Because you know what? The time is not now to hold back, sit on your hands and say, ‘Hmm, okay. Well, why don’t we just play it safe?’ Absolutely not! We’re gonna get these people out of here,” Schlossberg said
Schlossberg is currently running for the Democratic congressional for New York’s 12th Congressional District seat to replace retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.).
He, along with among several Democratic figures, have been harsh when it comes to using social media.
“You need to be aggressive right now to get your message through,” Schlossberg said.
