Cheryl Hines Is 'Making the Best' of RFK Jr.'s New MAGA Life Despite Deeper Marriage Concerns: Source (Exclusive)

Sources tell PEOPLE that Hines is "going with the flow" as her husband becomes a core member of Donald Trump's inner circle on the heels of his sexting scandal

Cheryl Hines is "going with the flow" as husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr. aligns himself with President-elect Donald Trump, according to sources.

Hines' marriage to Kennedy has been a point of conversation since September, when reports surfaced that the 70-year-old politician had developed a "personal relationship" with a reporter during his 2024 presidential campaign. A source tells PEOPLE that Hines, 59, was intensely hurt by the alleged affair.

"Cheryl was ready to file for divorce weeks ago," the source claims, adding that "she felt he publicly humiliated her."

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The source says it's unclear whether the couple's marriage will survive, but that despite the recent relationship troubles, Hines has been riding the wave as Kennedy — Trump's nominee for secretary of health and human services — gets swept up into a new career chapter.

“Bobby asked her to wait until after the election to avoid distraction. Now with Trump winning, even though she was very unhappy with this decision to join the Trump wagon, she is making the best of it," the source says. "She loves Bobby.”

Another source, a political friend of Hines', suggests that if the Curb Your Enthusiasm star stays with Kennedy, her friends in Los Angeles will take note.

"Cheryl was livid over the reports that her husband was involved in any way with the political reporter," the source says. “People who know her well in L.A. feel if she stays with Bobby now that Trump won the election she’ll get fame over being in the inner circles.”

But, the source believes, some may think, "Cheryl is a traitor."

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On Tuesday, Nov. 19, another source told PEOPLE that Hines — who has been described as a liberal — seemed to be a "supportive wife" when she accompanied Kennedy at a Mar-a-Lago event recently.

"It's obvious she doesn't lean right or left," the source said. "RFK Jr. is her political belief."