Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s household denounced him for “betraying” their household values after the previous presidential candidate gave his full-throated assist Friday to former President Trump.
“We want an America filled with hope and bound together by a shared vision of a brighter future, a future defined by individual freedom, economic promise and national pride,” an announcement signed by 5 of the previous third-party presidential candidate’s siblings stated.
“We believe in Harris and Walz,” the assertion continued. “Our brother Bobby’s decision to endorse Trump [Friday] is a betrayal of the values that our father and our family hold most dear. It is a sad ending to a sad story.”
The assertion, signed by Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Courtney Kennedy, Kerry Kennedy, Chris Kennedy and Rory Kennedy, was shared by Joe Kennedy III, a grandson of Robert F. Kennedy, who wrote that it was “well said.”
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. shakes palms with former President Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, throughout a rally Friday in Glendale, Ariz. (Reuters/Go Nakamura)
Jack Schlossberg, RFK Jr.’s cousin, wrote that his relative was “for sale” and now “works” for Trump.
“Never been less surprised in my life. Been saying it for over a year — RFK Jr. is for sale, works for Trump. Bedfellows and loving it,” Schlossberg wrote in an X submit. “Kamala Harris is for the people — the easiest decision of all time just got easier.”
Jack Schlossberg, grandson of former President John F. Kennedy, speaks on the second day of the Democratic Nationwide Conference on the United Heart in Chicago Tuesday. (Mandel Ngan/AFP by way of Getty Photographs)
President Biden walks with the Kennedy household throughout a marketing campaign occasion in Philadelphia in April. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Put up by way of Getty Photographs)
Schlossberg, the son of Caroline Kennedy and the grandson of JFK, has been a vocal critic of his cousin’s marketing campaign.
When RFK Jr. first introduced his candidacy, Schlossberg referred to as him an “embarrassment.”
The 31-year-old has been an ardent supporter of Harris and not too long ago spoke on the Democratic Nationwide Conference.
KENNEDY FAMILY CHOOSES POLITICS OVER FAMILY WITH ENDORSEMENT IN 2024 PRESIDENTIAL RACE
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. waves to the gang at a marketing campaign rally for former President Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, Friday, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photograph/Ross D. Franklin)
The Impartial presidential candidate on Friday dropped his White Home bid and introduced assist for Trump.
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“I’ve made the heart-wrenching decision to suspend my campaign and to support President Trump. This decision is agonizing for me because of the difficulties it causes me and my children and my friends,” he stated throughout an occasion in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Hours later, Kennedy joined Trump onstage at an Arizona rally, the place the gang burst into resounding “Bobby!” chants.
“Three causes drove me to enter this race in the first place. And these are the principal causes that persuaded me to leave the Democratic Party and run as an independent and now to throw my support at President Trump,” RFK Jr. stated. “The causes were free speech, war in Ukraine and the war on our children.”
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RFK Jr. stated the Democratic Nationwide Committee “waged continued legal war” on each Trump and him, whereas additionally accusing the DNC of operating a “sham primary” that prevented a critical major problem to President Biden earlier than he secured the Democratic nomination and dropped out in July and endorsed Harris.
Fox Information Digital’s Brie Stimson contributed to this report.
