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RFK Jr. Was Always Going to Endorse Donald Trump.

It’s been part of the plan since the beginning.

Lauren Elizabeth
3 min readAug 25, 2024
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From the beginning, lets just say it’s been very easy to be suspicious about Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and the intentions of his campaign.

Of course, it was obvious from the start that he was very much a right leaning politician, and he declared as much when he said he considered Biden more dangerous than Donald Trump. And yet, it’s been almost fascinating to watch the ebbs and flows of his campaign unfold.

But, all of it is coming to an end.

RFK Jr. has officially ended his campaign, and endorsed Donald Trump.

Brittany Gibson and Jessica Piper with Politico write:

“Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Friday endorsed former President Donald Trump and announced that he’s suspending his campaign for president, likely bringing an end to his quixotic campaign just months before the November elections.

Kennedy filed on Friday to officially have his name withdrawn from the Pennsylvania ballot “as a result of today’s endorsement of Donald Trump for the office of President of the United States,” according to a brief filed by Kennedy’s campaign attorney. He also filed to withdraw from another swing state, Arizona, on Thursday…

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Lauren Elizabeth
Lauren Elizabeth

Written by Lauren Elizabeth

Lauren is a writer & leftist with analysis on topics related to politics & policy. She can be reached at LaurenMartinchek@gmail.com or Twitter @xlauren_mx

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