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00:00Hines Says Politics Hits Harder Than Hollywood
00:03Cheryl Hines, best known for her Hollywood career and now the spouse of Health and Human
00:08Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has discovered that entering the political
00:13spotlight carries a far heavier weight than the entertainment world ever demanded.
00:18According to Fox News, while speaking Monday on Fox & Friends, Hines reflected on the backlash
00:24she has faced since shifting from acting to defending her husband's role in the Trump
00:28administration.
00:30In Hollywood, I didn't experience that level of criticism, she said.
00:34It would be on a different level, right?
00:37You have a movie, it comes out, it's joyful, there might be some chatter.
00:42But politics is next level.
00:44Her comments came after a tense October appearance on ABC's The View, where she clashed with co-host
00:50Sonny Hostin over whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is qualified to lead HHS.
00:55Hostin asserted that Kennedy was the least qualified Department of Health and Human Services head
01:01that we've had in history.
01:03Hines pushed back, arguing that her husband has dedicated his life to public health.
01:08He has spent his career fighting for people's health, she said.
01:12She also noted that 90% of the HHS secretaries have not been doctors, and one of them was
01:19an economist.
01:20During the interview, Hines said she focused on keeping the discussion calm rather than
01:25escalating the disagreement.
01:26When tensions run high, I try to keep things calm and really try to connect with someone,
01:32she explained.
01:33People put up their barriers, and they don't really want to listen.
01:37I was just trying to listen.
01:39She added that understanding opposing viewpoints is essential, even when conversations become
01:44uncomfortable.
01:45I want to understand why someone thinks the way they do and engage with them over facts,
01:50Hines said.
01:51But some people don't want to engage that way.
01:55Hines said her husband's political shift has strained relationships and changed Hollywood
01:59support.
02:00Moving from environmental law to politics brought harsher reactions, often influenced by views
02:06on Trump, highlighting deep political divisions.
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