{"id":1944881,"date":"2023-06-05T22:04:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T02:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-recalls-fathers-assassination-defends-second-amendment-at-town-hall\/"},"modified":"2023-06-05T22:05:43","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T02:05:43","slug":"rfk-jr-recalls-fathers-assassination-defends-second-amendment-at-town-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-recalls-fathers-assassination-defends-second-amendment-at-town-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"RFK Jr. talks about father&#8217;s assassination and supports Second Amendment at town hall."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frfk-jr-recalls-fathers-assassination-defends-second-amendment-at-town-hall%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1944881&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Announces Presidential Campaign<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post_content\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We need to talk. We need to have conversations with people from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-former-ag-barr-initiated-spying-program-on-americans-back-in-1992\/\" title=\"FLASHBACK: Former AG Barr Initiated Spying Program on Americans Back in 1992\">wide range<\/a> of views.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced his intention to run against President Joe Biden in the Democratic primary, fifty-five years after his father was shot after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-barone-sorry-progressives-but-america-isnt-intersectional\/\" title=\"Michael Barone: Sorry, Progressives, But America Isn't Intersectional\">presidential campaign speech<\/a>. Speaking at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tv-network-ratings-drop-during-bidens-first-full-week-in-office\/\" title=\"TV Network Ratings Drop During Biden\u2019s First Full Week in Office\">town hall event<\/a> in suburban Philadelphia, Kennedy recounted the night his father was shot and killed, and the procession that followed from New York City to Washington D.C. He hopes to &#8220;bridge this toxic polarization that is really destroying our country and tearing us apart.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5314661\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/06\/06\/id5314661-rfk1-1200x900.jpg\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/06\/06\/id5314661-rfk1-1200x900.jpg\" alt=\"Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared with SiriusXM talk show host Michael Smerconish at a town hall in suburban Philadelphia, Penn., on June 5, 2023.\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<p>Kennedy believes that his campaign, which he calls a &#8220;peaceful insurgency,&#8221; will appeal to conservative Republicans, independents, moderates, and liberal Democrats. He notes that his father had the ability to unite people from different ethnic backgrounds and walks of life, and that he would like to do the same.<\/p>\n<h2>The Competition<\/h2>\n<p>Kennedy is not expected to receive support from the Democratic National Committee, who have already pledged their full support to President Biden. Kennedy believes that Biden owes the American people a debate with Democratic primary candidates, but acknowledges that it is a strategic decision for him. Polling has shown Kennedy with as much as 19 percent support in the Democratic presidential primary.<\/p>\n<h2>Kennedy&#8217;s Policy Views<\/h2>\n<p>Kennedy differs from President Biden and progressive Democrats on multiple issues. He is a vocal advocate about the dangers of the COVID-19 vaccine for some in the population who were forced to take them, and vaccines in general. He is also a vocal opponent of the pharmaceutical industry. When asked about his stance on the Second Amendment, he said, &#8220;I believe in the Constitution and I&#8217;m not going to take everybody&#8217;s guns away.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5314671\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/06\/06\/id5314671-rfk3-1200x900.jpg\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/06\/06\/id5314671-rfk3-1200x900.jpg\" alt=\"Robert F. Kennedy Jr. talks to a voter after a June 5 town hall in suburban Philadelphia.\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<p>Kennedy believes that the crisis at the border needs to be stopped and that the border needs to be sealed. He also shares a stance about abortion that aligns with the Biden administration. &#8220;I don&#8217;t think there&#8217;s anybody I can argue there&#8217;s nobody in this country that has worked harder for the rights of medical freedom and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-recalls-fathers-assassination-defends-second-amendment-at-town-hall\/\" title=\"RFK Jr. talks about father's assassination and supports Second Amendment at town hall.\">personal bodily autonomy<\/a> than me,&#8221; Kennedy said. &#8220;That applies to the vaccines and abortion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>Robert F. Kennedy Jr. hopes to unite the American people and bridge the toxic polarization that is tearing the country apart. He believes that conversations with people from a wide range of views are necessary to persuade and bring people together. While he differs from President Biden and progressive Democrats on multiple issues, he hopes to appeal to conservative Republicans, independents, moderates, and liberal Democrats.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the 55th anniversary of his father&#8217;s assassination, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced his intention to challenge President Joe Biden. 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