{"id":1945668,"date":"2023-06-06T16:43:56","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T20:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-recalls-fathers-assassination-defends-2nd-amendment-at-town-hall\/"},"modified":"2023-06-06T16:46:12","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T20:46:12","slug":"rfk-jr-recalls-fathers-assassination-defends-2nd-amendment-at-town-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-recalls-fathers-assassination-defends-2nd-amendment-at-town-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"RFK Jr. defends 2nd Amendment and remembers father&#8217;s assassination 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\">24<\/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-2nd-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=1945668&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 2024 Presidential Run<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0606\/913263da-2676-4b3a-919e-2936e95f43af\/audio.mp3?length=6736365&#038;duration=561\"><\/div>\n<p>Fifty-five years ago, Robert F. Kennedy Sr. was assassinated 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>. On June 5, his son, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., announced his intention to run for president in the 2024 Democratic primary. Speaking at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">town hall<\/a> in suburban Philadelphia, Kennedy shared memories of his father and his vision for a united America.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI intend to bridge this toxic polarization that is really destroying our country and tearing us apart.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>At the event, Kennedy recounted the night of his father&#8217;s assassination and the procession that followed. He was only 14 years old at the time and had been with his father, who was delivering a victory speech after winning the California primary. His father was shot as he left the stage and died at a hospital the next day.<\/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 on June 5, 2023.\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<p>Kennedy spoke about his father&#8217;s ability to unite people from different backgrounds and walks of life, and how he hopes to do the same. He called his campaign a \u201cpeaceful insurgency\u201d that he hopes will appeal to a wide range of voters.<\/p>\n<h2>The Competition<\/h2>\n<p>Kennedy isn\u2019t expected to get help from the Democratic National Committee, whose members voted at their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-recalls-fathers-assassination-defends-2nd-amendment-at-town-hall\/\" title=\"RFK Jr. defends 2nd Amendment and remembers father's assassination at town hall.\">winter meeting earlier<\/a> this year to give Biden their full support. Kennedy was asked by town hall host Michael Smerconish whether he thinks Biden owes the American people a debate with Democratic primary candidates.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a strategic decision for him. I don\u2019t even know if President [Donald] Trump will debate his opponents.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Polling has shown Kennedy with as much as 19 percent support in the Democratic primary. Several political strategists have predicted that he will generate support from some independents and some conservative and moderate Republicans.<\/p>\n<h2>Kennedy\u2019s Policy Views<\/h2>\n<p>Kennedy differs from President Joe Biden and progressive Democrats on multiple issues. He is vocal about the dangers of the COVID-19 vaccine for some in the population who were forced to take them, and of vaccines in general. He\u2019s a vocal opponent of the pharmaceutical industry.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about his stance on the Second Amendment, he said, \u201cI believe in the Constitution, and I\u2019m not going to take everybody\u2019s guns away.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must figure out a way to deal with [gun violence], but talking about taking people\u2019s guns away at this point in history is not a solution.\u201d<\/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 has a more conservative than liberal stance regarding the border crisis.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe have to stop the crisis at the border. We have to seal our borders. No nation can exist If you don\u2019t control [illegal] immigration.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, his stance on abortion aligns with the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think the government should be telling us what to do with our bodies and dictating for Americans what we can and cannot do in the first three months of pregnancy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Throughout his career, Kennedy has been known for his ability to reach across the aisle and engage with people from different political backgrounds. He hopes to continue this approach in his campaign.<\/p>\n<h3>\u201cWe need to talk. We need to have conversations with people from a wide range of views.\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>He believes that Americans have more in common than the media portrays and that it&#8217;s time to bridge the toxic polarization that is tearing the country apart.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert F. Kennedy Jr. marked the 55th anniversary of his father&#8217;s assassination by announcing his intention to challenge President Joe Biden. Speaking at a town hall event, Kennedy vowed to unite a divided nation and overcome the toxic polarization that is tearing the country apart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":492,"featured_media":1945669,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[7205,4935,6286,4549,6652,9165,9883,6694,23694,9167],"class_list":["post-1945668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times","tag-2nd","tag-amendment","tag-assassination","tag-defends","tag-fathers","tag-hall","tag-jr","tag-remembers","tag-rfk","tag-town"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1945668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/492"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1945668"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1945668\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1945669"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1945668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1945668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1945668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}