- Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of John F. Kennedy, claimed that he’s “having a son” in a post on social media on April 6
- The 34-year-old then shared a photoshopped image of himself being held like a baby by J.D. Vance’s wife, Usha Vance, seeming to imply that she is the mother
- The liberal activist is known to use unconventional methods to try to “break through” in the current news and media climate
Jack Schlossberg announced he’s having a baby — and implied he’s having it with J.D. Vance’s wife Usha Vance — in a series of new social media posts.
In a post on X on Sunday, April 6, the 32-year-old habitual prankster and grandson of John F. Kennedy wrote that he’s “having a son” and is “so excited.”
He went on to add that while he’s having the child “out of wedlock,” he and the mother “might get married.”
Not long after, Schlossberg posted a photoshopped image of himself being held like a baby by Usha on Instagram.
“Little Jason and his mom — You never feel like you’re ready to be a parent. Until one day, you become one,” he wrote in the post’s caption, seemingly implying that he is having a child with the second lady.
A representative for Schlossberg did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment on April 6.
While some commenters seemingly took the news at face value, many social media users were quick to go along with the apparent joke.
“He’s got your eyes ❤️,” wrote one person on Instagram, while another added, “Where are you registered?”
Schlossberg has been known to play with the boundaries between fact and fiction in the past, admitting that he often posts outlandish things in order to make a point about the current state of news and media.
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“I think that the internet is a place where it’s difficult to break through, and it’s difficult to break through especially if you’re not saying something that’s controversial, or at least, somehow unexpected,” the liberal activist said during an past episode of MSNBC’s podcast The Blueprint with Jen Psaki. “And I think that I see that Democrats play that game not as well as we could.”
He added, “And I think that’s kind of the game that the other side’s been playing really well, which is flipping people out — and getting a reaction is almost half the battle.”
In the same conversation, Schlossberg admitted to previously lying to his followers about a major breakup in a series of social media posts — but said he didn’t expect so many people to take him seriously.
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“I couldn’t stop laughing when I recorded that video. I thought it was one of the funniest things I’ve ever done, because I would never, I would never,” he said. “If I was actually going through a breakup, I don’t think I would want anyone to know how sad I was.”
“I love my country, I love politics. I really care what happens,” Schlossberg later said, adding that he thinks it’s time for Democrats to find “different strategies to break through.”
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