Former President John F.Kennedy's grandson and New York congressional candidate Jack Schlossberg on Sunday called the way President Donald Trump "programs our minds" a "genius" ability.Schlossberg brought up this trait when discussing social media's role in campaigns like his, particularly given his background on TikTok.
He admitted during an interview on CBS New York that Trump possesses the same ability to utilize social media to an even greater extent."I don't admire President Trump for anything, but I deeply, deeply respect and recognize his genius in the way that he programs all of what we talk about every day," Schlossberg said."He programs our minds."TRUMP ‘FLIPPED THE SCRIPT,’ POACHED YOUNG VOTERS FROM ‘ANTI-EVERYTHING’ DEMOCRATS, KENNEDY HEIR DECLARESPresident John F.
Kennedy's grandson and Democratic Congressional candidate Jack Schlossberg remarked on President Donald Trump's "genius" ability to drive discussion.(Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Fortune Media)He added, "He says things, and we end up repeating them all day long.
He's living in all of our heads right now.And it's terrible, but it is powerful.
And it is the one way to wield power now.And we don't really have an option not to compete out there."Schlossberg encouraged the Democratic Party to adapt to social media and reach new voters the way he has."I do that the way that Democrats in the past have always used new media, which is to celebrate and get the information out about the things that we stand for because we should be proud of it.
We should use our humor, our intellect.We should not be afraid to take risks," Schlossberg said.JFK’S GRANDSON JACK SCHLOSSBERG DOUBLES DOWN ON ATTACKS AGAINST RFK JR, WARNS OF 'DANGEROUS' AGENDAJack Schlossberg suggested that President Donald Trump "programs our minds" based on the things he says.
(Reba Saldanha/Reuters; Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)He continued, "And the way that I do that is not going to be the same as the way another candidate does t...