Jack Schlossberg, the only grandson of former President John F. Kennedy, addressed rumors of his sexuality and confronted his past as an internet troll after announcing a run for Congress.
After years of building a profile as a social media star, Schlossberg, 32, made the decision to throw his hat in the ring to replace Rep. Jerry Nadler in Manhattan’s 12th District next year, in a seat widely considered one of the “crown jewels” of New York politics.
Heads were turned by Schlossberg’s announcement, who had made his name largely outside of the political sphere as a social media personality who would beef with Anna Wintour and Ryan Murphy, post skits of himself lip-syncing to Taylor Swift songs, and troll politicians to his 1.7 million followers.
“I’m not for everybody,” Schlossberg, 32,

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