Robert F Kennedy Jr claims Trump had asked him to be running mate
Source: The Guardian
Mon 15 Apr 2024 16.37 EDT
Robert F Kennedy Jr, the prominent conspiracy theorist and independent presidential candidate, claimed on Monday he had turned down an offer from Donald Trump to be his running mate for the White House.
The assertion followed the launch earlier in the day of a website attacking Kennedy, published by a pro-Trump political action committee called Make America Great Again Inc (Maga Inc).
Accusing Kennedy, 70, of being a leftist radical, the vitriolic website attempts to highlight what it says are his extremist liberal positions, including supporting a 70% rate of income tax and pledging he would sign an assault weapons ban. Poking fun at the famous political dynastys fondness for middle initials, shared by assassinated relatives including his uncle John F Kennedy, and father Robert F Kennedy, the website is titled Radical F-ing Kennedy.
In response, Kennedy, who has blended outlandish theories about Covid-19 with a long history of racism, antisemitism and xenophobia, posted on X, formerly Twitter, to make his own claims. President Trump calls me an ultra-left radical. Im soooo liberal that his emissaries asked me to be his VP. I respectfully declined the offer, he wrote.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/15/robert-f-kennedy-jr-trump-presidential-running-mate
ms liberty
(8,591 posts)I'm still not convinced that Bob won't say yes if the defendant asks again.
FalloutShelter
(11,875 posts)That would be a nightmare. Bobby would lobbyfor a bait and switch move if TSF is convicted or they cant prop him up in public anymore.
ms liberty
(8,591 posts)bahboo
(16,351 posts)Valdosta
(250 posts)I don't necessarily believe it, but I don't dismiss it out of hand.
But either way it won't happen.
Traurigkeit
(230 posts)mahina
(17,692 posts)He cheated on his wife 35 times in one year Very sadly she is not available to discuss his truthfulness or lack of it because she actually ended her life. What a great guy.
mahina
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plural
Bob's statement is theater, I think. He wants ballot access and is funded by Trump donors. He was recruited to the Trump admin during Covid. (Sadly, working on vaccine policy I think?)
LudwigPastorius
(9,164 posts)Did they say "Bob & Weave 2024"?
(Yeah, I know I already used this joke in another thread, but I'm running low on material.)
mahina
(17,692 posts)Hehehehe
Extra lols for calling that man Bob.
Drum
(9,192 posts)womanofthehills
(8,751 posts)Total opposite- he is so pro Israel - hes lost lot of early followers because of his one sidedness when it comes to Israel.
Tanuki
(14,920 posts)to spare Ashkenazi Jews (and Chinese).
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/07/rfk-kennedy-covid-anti-semitism/674727/