RFK Jr. Suspends Presidential Campaign, Backs Trump

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Aug. 23 that he’s suspending his campaign and throwing his support behind former President Donald Trump.

“In my heart, I no longer believe that I have a realistic path to electoral victory in the face of this relentless, systematic censorship and media control,” Kennedy said in a speech from Phoenix, Arizona.

“So I cannot, in good conscience, ask my staff and volunteers to keep working their long hours, or ask my donors to keep giving when I cannot honestly tell them that I have a real path to the White House.”

https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/rfk-jr-says-hes-endorsing-trump-5711863?utm_source=ref_share&utm_campaign=copy

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Mark Skidmore is Professor of Economics at Michigan State University where he holds the Morris Chair in State and Local Government Finance and Policy. His research focuses on topics in public finance, regional economics, and the economics of natural disasters. Mark created the Lighthouse Economics website and blog to share economic research and information relevant for navigating tumultuous times.

One thought on “RFK Jr. Suspends Presidential Campaign, Backs Trump

  1. Gee, I didn’t think RFK Jr’s candidacy was about having a real path to the WH; I thought it was about him getting to say things that the public needs to hear but wouldn’t hear at all from anyone who wasn’t running for office.

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