Robert F. Kennedy Jr. withdrew from the race and
endorsed former President Donald Trump, an event brewing for days. There
was initial speculation if he would just quit and walk away. However,
sources have told multiple news agencies, including ABC News, that Mr.
Kennedy has been critical of Democrats since announcing his third-party
run. Kennedy has not been supportive of the Democrats’ replacement of
Biden.
There was some palace intrigue regarding the Trump endorsement
reports since a) his running mate, Nicole Shanahan, wants the Trump camp
to admit Operation Warp Speed was a failure, and b) Kennedy’s wife,
Cheryl Hines, isn’t keen on the former president at all. Yet, ahead of
his speech in Arizona, Mr. Kennedy decided to endorse Trump, with the
Associated Press reporting on his new Pennsylvania filing, which
indicated he was jumping on the MAGA train (via AP):
BREAKING: Ahead of a speech, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says in a Pennsylvania court filing that he will be endorsing Donald Trump. https://t.co/45npx3wW5u
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 23, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign said in a Pennsylvania court filing Friday that he’s endorsing Donald Trump for president.
The
campaign also requested that he be removed from the Pennsylvania
ballot, though it wasn’t immediately clear that he was officially
dropping out of the race. It came a day after he sought to be removed
from Arizona’s ballot. He is running as an independent.
Kennedy is
set to speak in Arizona shortly “about the present historical moment
and his path forward,” according to his campaign. Hours later, Trump
will hold a rally in neighboring Glendale. Trump’s campaign has teased
that he’ll be joined by “a special guest,” though neither campaign
responded to messages about whether Kennedy would be that guest.
When
he took the podium today, Mr. Kennedy torched the Democratic Party and
the liberal media. That's where CNN cut to break. Kennedy also torched
Kamala Harris for refusing to do interviews while slamming the 2024
Democratic National Convention for being a wholly manufactured event
aimed at boosting their candidate's poll numbers based on vapid talking
points.
RFK Jr calls out Kamala Harris for failing to give a single interview or speak to voters unscripted. pic.twitter.com/PH9ldLvuLs
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) August 23, 2024
RFK
Jr: "Instead of showing us her substance and character, the DNC and its
media organs engineered a surge of popularity of Vice President Harris
based up...well, nothing." pic.twitter.com/jFuYOHpcWX
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) August 23, 2024
RFK Jr: "Who needs a policy when you have Trump to hate?" pic.twitter.com/02PoOfou2F
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) August 23, 2024
RFK Jr. suspends his campaign, throws his support behind Trump:
"Three
great causes drove me to enter this race in the first place [...] and
these are the principle causes that persuaded me to leave the Democratic
Party and run as an independent, and now to throw my support to… pic.twitter.com/EMqxLfU9Y3
RFK
Jr: "The mainstream media was once the guardian of the First Amendment
and Democratic principles, and it's joined this systemic attack on
Democracy." pic.twitter.com/Vf0bZ9E5O8
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) August 23, 2024
Katie wrote
about the Democratic Party’s anxiety about RFK endorsing Trump, which
could put the former president over the top in key states yesterday. In
Arizona, Mr. Kennedy formally withdrew his name from the ballot. This
move had to be done before ballots got printed, so we shall see how this
shakes up the race. When Biden was in the race, Kennedy’s candidacy was
hurting him. It flipped when Biden quit. We shall see how this
recalibrates the race. These moves matter in an election that will be
decided by tens of thousands of votes and razor-thin margins across a
few states.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: "We just had a very nice endorsement from RFK JR!" pic.twitter.com/yNmooMWGo4
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) August 23, 2024
🚨CNN
cut away from RFK Jr's speech as he was explaining how the DNC rigged
the primary, replaced their candidate with one who didn't receive a
single vote, and how the media covered up for it and censored him. pic.twitter.com/sQfGcmWKWT
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) August 23, 2024
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