“In my heart, I no longer believe I have a realistic path to electoral victory in the face of this relentless and systematic censorship and control of the media. Therefore, I cannot in good conscience ask my staff and volunteers to continue working long hours, or ask my donors to continue giving their money when I cannot honestly tell them that I have a realistic path to the White House,” he said.
She also announced that she will support former President Donald Trump: “Three major causes led me to enter this race in the first place, and these are the main causes that persuaded me to leave the Democratic Party and run as an independent, and now to support President Trump,” she said.
Trump thanked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for his “very good support” and said he would travel to Arizona, where Kennedy is expected to be. “I want to thank Bobby, that was very kind,” Trump said. “He’s a great guy, respected by everyone.”
Trump proposes Kennedy to be part of his government
Kennedy also said that Trump asked him to join his administration. The offer, he said, came in two meetings with Trump, the first in the days after the July assassination attempt, and a second meeting weeks later.
Kennedy, 70, made the announcement days after speculation began to circulate that he planned to cancel his campaign and endorse former President Donald Trump.
Kennedy made the decision after being snubbed by Democrats themselves in his attempt to compete against Joe Biden in the primaries. After being torpedoed from all sides, he made the decision to launch his campaign as an independent, but the attacks have continued and have called on Democratic donors not to give money to Kennedy.
Kennedy’s running mate Nicole Shanahan hinted earlier this week that a withdrawal to “join forces” with Trump in an attempt to prevent Vice President Kamala Harris from winning the presidency is highly likely.
This is a major blow to the left and the far left that could cost them several million votes and add them to Trump’s, hence the tension returning once again to the ranks of the “new Democrats.”
A Trump campaign message states:
“With RFK Jr. dropping out of the race and endorsing President Trump, there will no doubt be a lot of speculation about what it means and who it will benefit. I’ve seen Harris’s people already trying to make it seem like it won’t affect the race.”
“The data speaks for itself. The chart below is from our most recent round of polling in battleground states. As you can clearly see, in every state, the RFK Jr. vote is leaning toward President Trump.”
In key states such as Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada, and Wisconsin, the contribution of voting intentions toward Trump is up to 5%, when the former president has a wide advantage in all these states compared to his current opponent Kamala Harris.
This was the case a few days ago with Joe Biden before Harris was announced as the new candidate of the coalition of the left and the far left for the November elections.
Independent candidate withdraws from ballot in Arizona
Kennedy was scheduled to speak at 2 p.m. Eastern time in Phoenix “on the current historic moment and the path forward,” according to his campaign. Hours later, Trump was to participate in a rally in nearby Glendale.
Trump, who campaigned on Thursday at the Mexican border in southern Arizona, said there were “no plans” for Kennedy to appear with him on Friday, but noted they would be in the same city at the same time.
On Thursday night, the Trump campaign made an unusual announcement, dropping hints that he would be joined in Glendale by “a special guest.”
Hours later, calling into Fox News Channel after the close of the Democratic National Convention, Trump said of Kennedy: “I have no idea if he’s going to support me.” But he noted that they would be in the same state, adding: “We might get together and discuss it.”
An agreement closed days before
However, political analysts believe that the agreement was already closed several days ago when Kennedy and Trump met at Mar-a-Lago, a meeting that was not to talk about movies or the natural benefits of Florida.
Kennedy’s withdrawal from Arizona, confirmed by a spokesman from the state’s secretary of state, came less than a week after he submitted a number of signatures far greater than the required number to get on the ballot.
A year ago, some would have found it inconceivable that Kennedy — who is from the most prominent family in the Democratic Party — could collaborate with Trump to prevent a Democrat from winning the White House.
But that resentment denotes the great concern now in the blue camp, where the false image of Kamala Harris fabricated in hours will soon abandon its “honeymoon.” The real candidate and her nefarious plans are already impacting the real polls, where barely 39% would support Harris against almost 60% for Trump.
