Impartial candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspended his presidential marketing campaign. RFK Jr. endorsed former President Donald Trump in a speech on Friday (August 23).
“In my coronary heart, I not consider that I’ve a sensible path to electoral victory within the face of this relentless systematic censorship and media management,” Kennedy mentioned. “So, I can’t in good conscience ask my employees and volunteers to maintain working their lengthy hours or ask my donors to maintain giving once I can’t actually inform them that I’ve an actual path to the White Home.”
Beanie Sigel, Geto Boys member Willie D and Sizzling Boy Turk supported Kennedy throughout his marketing campaign. RFK Jr. was essentially the most outstanding third-party candidate within the 2024 presidential race.
RFK Jr. bowed out of the presidential race to keep away from being a “spoiler” within the election. The anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist claimed he might’ve gained the election if outdoors forces weren’t working towards him.
“In an sincere system, I consider I might’ve gained the election,” he mentioned.
RFK Jr. railed towards the Democratic social gathering in his exit speech. 5 of Kennedy’s siblings condemned his endorsement of Trump.
“We wish an America crammed with hope and certain collectively by a shared imaginative and prescient of a brighter future, a future outlined by particular person freedom, financial promise and nationwide delight,” the Kennedys mentioned in a joint assertion. “We consider in Harris and [Tim] Walz. Our brother Bobby’s choice to endorse Trump at the moment is a betrayal of the values that our father and our household maintain most expensive. It’s a unhappy ending to a tragic story.”
RFK Jr. sought to take away himself from ballots in about 10 battleground states. Some secretaries of state have mentioned it’s too late to take away his identify. He urged voters in battleground states to not vote for him if his identify remained on the poll.
