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Donald J. Trump has said he would welcome support from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. , who is expected to finish his presidential campaign.
By Neil Vigdor
Former President Donald J. Trump on Thursday presented a brilliant assessment of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. amid reports that the political scion is ending his troubled independent presidential crusade and supporting him.
The two are expected to travel to Arizona on Friday, fueling the hypothesis that an alliance is in the works between the two, who were longtime friends but feuded on social media a few months ago. Trump, calling for “Fox
“As you know, he’s a little bit of another guy, a very wise guy and a very wise person,” Trump said. “If he supported me, it would be an honor. I would be very honored. He has his center” in the right place.
Trump’s praise for Kennedy is a clear departure from his comments in April, when he wrote a series of social media posts calling Kennedy a “staff Democrat, a radical liberal left,” as polls began to show overlaps between their views. main supporters. Before that, Democrats were more invested in Kennedy being able to simply play the role of killjoys after his brief number one challenge to President Biden.
In one such post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said that voting for Kennedy would be an unnecessary protest vote. Kennedy responded a day later, saying Kennedy’s message to Trump was “unbalanced. “
The leaked video of a July phone call between the two men, the day after Trump’s assassination attempt, presented a behind-the-scenes look at Trump’s efforts to convince Kennedy to drop out of the race and enter it. . their camp. They also met in person in Milwaukee ahead of the Republican National Convention.
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