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President Trump responded to rumors on Thursday that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is planning to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race and endorse his campaign.
Trump shared the remarks Thursday morning during a call-in interview to Fox News’ “Fox & Friends.”
“I’ve known him for a long time. He’s a as you know, he’s a little different kind of a guy. Very smart guy, a very good person. If he endorsed me, I would be honored by it. I would be very honored by it. He really has his heart in the right place. He is a respected person,” Trump stated.
He also noted that the Democratic Party treated Kennedy badly, claiming that he could have defeated President Joe Biden during the Democratic presidential primary.
“But overall…They treated him very badly. I think he would have, you know, he goes around saying he would have beaten Biden in the primary,” he added.
Kennedy is expected to hold a press conference on Friday following the Democratic National Convention. Some expect him to announce that he will suspend his campaign and endorse Trump.
As RSBN reported on Wednesday, Kennedy’s running mate, Nicole Shanahan, suggested that their campaign has been mulling over whether to drop out from the race and formally endorse President Donald Trump.
According to Shanahan, staying in the race would “run the risk of a Kamala Harris and Walz presidency.”
“There’s two options that we’re looking at, and one is staying in, forming that new party, but we run the risk of a Kamala Harris and Walz presidency because we draw more votes away from Trump,” Shanahan said during an episode of the Impact Theory podcast, which aired Thursday.
She continued, “Or we walk away right now and join forces with Donald Trump, and explain to our base why we’re making this decision.”
Real Clear Politics showed the Independent earning an average of 4.5 percent nationwide, with the 45th president at 44.8 percent to 46.4 percent for Kamala Harris. Kennedy’s drop from the presidential race could cause a stronger shift toward Trump, especially in key battleground states, that would impact the overall election results in November.
