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Cheryl Hines made her first big public campaign appearance for husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr. today. The _Curb Your Enthusiasm_ actress introduced the Kennedy scion as he announced his bid as

an Independent candidate for the presidency of the United States in Philadelphia. Hines gave a fairly standard spousal introduction that cast her husband as an independent-minded crusader

for the everyman who can bring Americans of different stripes together. “One day you’re going to look back on this day and say, ‘I was there when something really special happened,'”

she promised attendees optimistically. The candidate himself had a little more difficulty with his speech. WATCH ON DEADLINE As the camera swept across the crowd to RFK Jr. at the podium, he

seemed to be searching through his coat pockets before making an aggravated noise and turning toward stage left, saying, “I need my speech.” Kennedy, who was wearing a mic, pointed to the

teleprompter then walked off camera and, amid shuffling sounds, was heard saying, “You can’t read anything.” He then walked back out with his speech in hand, turned before he got to the

podium, went back to stage left and said to someone off camera, “It’s upside down.” That phrase was repeated several times before he returned. The scene was reminiscent of candidate Ron

DeSantis’ announcement on Twitter, which was plagued with technical difficulties. Or, to a lesser extent, Joe Biden’s glitch-plagued virtual campaign rally during the pandemic. The internet

being the internet, people quickly began sharing an edit of RFK Jr.’s speech SNAFU with the _Curb Your Enthusiasm_ theme song laid over it. Kennedy’s SNAFU also got the _Veep_ treatment.