The apparent “snub” of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s wife by President Donald Trump at a UFC event has been explained.
A clip of Trump’s triumphant entrance to the UFC 314 event Saturday night sparked a viral clip as he appeared to ignore the outstretched hand of RFK’s wife, actress Cheryl Hines. The unfortunate moment was dubbed a “snub” of the woman and quickly made the rounds on social media.
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NEW: President Trump snubs Cheryl Hines, RFK Jr.’s wife, at UFC 314. The snub heard around the world! She mouths “WTF?!” to RFK. Jr! pic.twitter.com/xmKWiJRkOn
— Autism Capital (@AutismCapital) April 13, 2025
Former RFK advisor Link Lauren moved quickly to set the record straight, posting a photo of Trump and Hines after he had reportedly circled back to greet the “Curb Your Enthusiasm” actress.
This is clickbait. He went back to her. ☺️ https://t.co/aYgtmbW5v7 pic.twitter.com/CxvWT1Czzk
— Link Lauren (@itslinklauren) April 13, 2025
Ann Gurrola, publicist for Hines, explained that she had no first-hand knowledge of the event, but did acknowledge reports indicating that the president did circle back to shake hands with the actress following the “oversight.”
X users weighed in:
Thanks for clearing that up. He looked right at her so it was easy to see why folks see it as a deliberate snub. Just an oversight due to distraction on Trump’s part.
— John Singer (@NowIsAllIsNow) April 13, 2025
Thank you for the full context here. That’s what I thought happened… Just missed her as he walked over to the announcer’s table
— Jack Frost (@JackFrost1885) April 13, 2025
It was definitely not on purpose—he seemed distracted….he simply didn’t notice.
— VP (@mangomanor1) April 13, 2025
His whole life is caught on camera. The little mistakes he makes haters will rip him to pieces over- mean while they can’t even live half as well as he does.
— Lafloofenpufflefluff (@Lafloofenpuffle) April 13, 2025
This is the 2nd time this appearance of ignoring someone has made it into the news. That last time it was also a female but then we learned that he had chatted with her earlier.
— @LibertyLinLee (@LibertyLinLee) April 13, 2025
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