Former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has shut down rumors that he endorsed former President Donald Trump in exchange for a position in his administration should he be elected president in November.
Kennedy claimed he was not guaranteed a spot in a potential Trump administration in exchange for his endorsement of the former president.
The ex-independent presidential candidate said he and Trump made a “general commitment to work together.”
On Friday, Kennedy endorsed Trump during his press conference in Arizona. He later traveled to the former president’s massive rally in Glendale, where he was featured as a “special guest.”
Upon being introduced at the Dester Diamond Arena, Kennedy was met with raucous applause.
Nonetheless, rumors have stated that Kennedy only endorsed Trump because he was guaranteed a job working for the former president if elected.
“No. There’s been no commitments,” Kennedy said. “I met with President Trump, with his family, with his closer advisers, and we just made a general commitment that we were going to work together.”
During his press conference in the Grand Canyon State on Friday, Kennedy announced the suspension of his 2024 presidential campaign. He revealed that he would withdraw his name from the ballot in 10 battleground states — presumably in an effort to help Trump — while leaving his name in less competitive states.
Throughout the campaign cycle, Trump and Kennedy and consistently criticized one another, with the former president calling Kennedy a “liberal lunatic” and the former presidential candidate referring to Trump as a “terrible human being” in a private message, per the New York Post.
After being endorsed by Kennedy, Trump revealed a new policy objective as a “tribute” to the scion that would establish a presidential commission to investigate the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy and the attempt on Trump’s life last month.
When President Joe Biden was still in the 2024 race, it seemed that Kennedy’s presence would harm the president more than Trump.
However, when Biden stepped aside and Vice President Kamala Harris took over, Kennedy’s support in several states wavered.
“It became clear to me that I didn’t have a path to victory,” Kennedy said.
Days after Trump was nearly assassinated, a phone call between the former president and Kennedy was leaked. In it, Trump discussed potentially offering Kennedy a job in his administration if he emerged victorious in November.
“Anyway, I would love for you to do something, and I think it would be so good for you and so big for you,” Trump told Kennedy. “And we’re going to win.”
“We’re way ahead of the guy,” Trump added, referring to Biden.
While speaking on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Trump’s running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance, expressed his thoughts on RFK Jr.’s endorsement, noting that he and the former independent presidential candidate disagree on some things, including 9/11
“There are things that Robert Kennedy said that I disagree with,” Vance said.
“I think what RFK’s endorsement really shows is that the Kennedy Democrats are actually more at home in the Republican Party of Donald Trump,” he added.
Source: Resistthemainstream
