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Days after the shocking announcement that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would formally suspend his presidential bid to endorse President Donald Trump, the former candidate is now revealing the specific reasons that led him to make this decision.
During an exclusive interview with Shannon Bream on “Fox News Sunday,” Kennedy argued that he left the race on Friday because of his failure to gain support due to “censorship” from the mainstream media.
“It became clear to me that I did not have a path to victory,” Kennedy explained Sunday. “Sixteen months of censorship, of not being able to get on any network really except for Fox.”
“When Ross Perot ran, in the 10 months that he ran, he had 34 appearances on the networks. I had two appearances in 16 months, so I was blocked out of the networks, and I was blocked out of the debate. I had no path to victory,” said the former candidate.
Kennedy further clarified that he was previously contacted by the Trump campaign on multiple occasions, even speaking with the president “a few hours” after the assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania.
“[President Trump] invited me to form a unity government,” Kennedy stated. “We agreed that we’d be able to continue to criticize each other on the issues where we don’t agree, but these issues are so important and they’re a way of unifying the country.”
Kennedy previously ended his third-party campaign on Friday, arguing during a news conference in Phoenix, Arizona, that the Democratic Party waged “continual legal warfare” against both himself and President Trump.
In his endorsement, Kennedy explained that he and Trump agreed on top issues such as ending the ongoing war in Ukraine, advocating for children’s health and hindering censorship.
The former candidate also hinted that he and the president discussed his role in a second Trump administration if he wins in November, emphasizing his desire to cure chronic illnesses.
He even joined Trump on stage during a rally in Arizona on Friday, where the president further vowed to release “all of the remaining documents” related to the assassination of his uncle, President John F. Kennedy.
Kennedy, who originally began running for president in the Democratic primaries against President Joe Biden, accused the party of running a “sham” primary to protect the unpopular incumbent from any serious primary challenge.
He ultimately switched from running as a Democrat and continued his campaign as an Independent candidate with running mate Nicole Shanahan.
Speaking about his withdrawal, Kennedy urged his supporters in swing states to vote for Trump, but those living in solid blue or red states to vote for the Kennedy-Shanahan ticket.
