US: Robert F Kennedy Jr., the Independent White House candidate, has joined Republican US presidential candidate, Donald Trump, on stage at a rally in Arizona. The joining took after Robert F Kennedy Jr., dropped out of the race.
Kennedy, 70, a Democrat for most of his life and the scion of the Kennedy dynasty, said the principles that had led him to leave the party had now compelled him “to throw my support to President Trump”.
He said in a press conference in Phoenix, Arizona, that he would seek to remove his name from the ballot in 10 battleground states. Trump praised Mr Kennedy as “phenomenal” and “brilliant” as he welcomed him on stage at the rally later in Glendale. Democratic rival Kamala Harris said she would try to “earn” the support of Kennedy voters.
When a U.S. president colludes with, or outright coerces, media companies to censor political speech, it’s an attack on our most sacred right of free expression. pic.twitter.com/yzZg1KfAXA
— Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) August 24, 2024
Kennedy also criticized Biden by saying that, “When a U.S. president colludes with, or outright coerces, media companies to censor political speech, it’s an attack on our most sacred right of free expression.”
Before inviting RFK Jr to the stage, Trump promised, if elected, to release all remaining documents relating to the 1963 assassination of President Kennedy.
Kennedy’s family members, who had earlier denounced his use of the family name in a Super Bowl ad back in February, are upset about his choice to support a Republican for the presidency.
Kerry Kennedy, his sister, said his support for Trump was a “betrayal of the values that our father and our family hold most dear. It is a sad ending to a sad story.”
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