{"id":1974786,"date":"2023-07-16T21:34:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T01:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-calls-rfk-jr-a-very-smart-person-following-candidates-controversal-covid-remark\/"},"modified":"2023-07-16T21:35:34","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T01:35:34","slug":"trump-calls-rfk-jr-a-very-smart-person-following-candidates-controversal-covid-remark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-calls-rfk-jr-a-very-smart-person-following-candidates-controversal-covid-remark\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump praises RFK Jr as &#8216;very intelligent&#8217; despite controversial COVID comment."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Ftrump-calls-rfk-jr-a-very-smart-person-following-candidates-controversal-covid-remark%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=1974786&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>Former President Donald \u200bTrump \u200bPraises \u2063Robert Kennedy\u2063 Jr. as a &#8220;Very Smart\u2062 Person&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>Former \u200cPresident Donald Trump has lauded 2024 \u2063Democratic\u200c candidate\u200c Robert Kennedy\u200b Jr. as\u2063 a brilliant individual,\u200b following Kennedy&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-calls-rfk-jr-a-very-smart-person-following-candidates-controversal-covid-remark\/\" title=\"Trump praises RFK Jr as 'very intelligent' despite controversial COVID comment.\">recent controversial statement<\/a> about \u200dthe\u200b COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n\u2062  <\/p>\n<h3>Kennedy&#8217;s\u2064 Controversial \u200dTheory<\/h3>\n<p>\u2062  <\/p>\n<p>During \u200ba question-and-answer \u2063session at a New York restaurant\u200c on\u200c the Upper East\u200d Side,\u2064 RFK Jr. shared his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-look-at-international-law-and-the-invasion-of-ukraine\/\" title=\"A Look at International Law and the Invasion of Ukraine\">intriguing idea<\/a> \u200babout\u200d COVID-19, \u200cbiological weapons, and China&#8217;s involvement. \u2063He theorized that \u2064the \u2062coronavirus \u200cwas \u2062intentionally\u2064 designed to \u200bspare certain groups, including Jews and\u2063 Chinese\u200d people.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Trump&#8217;s Praise \u200dfor Kennedy<\/h3>\n<p>During \u2064a Sunday \u200binterview with \u200dFox News,\u2063 Trump expressed his\u2062 admiration \u2062for Kennedy, stating, \u200b&#8221;He&#8217;s \u2064a \u200dvery\u2063 smart \u200dperson. I know\u2064 many \u2062members of \u200dthat\u2063 family, and he&#8217;s a\u200d very\u2063 intelligent guy. He has struck a\u200b nerve,\u2064 and I\u200c know many Democrats who \u200cwant to\u2064 vote for\u2063 him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy \u2063is currently running\u2063 in the Democratic primary\u200c race \u200dfor\u200d the \u20632024 \u200dpresidential \u2064election \u200dand\u2064 is considered \u2063President \u2062Joe \u200cBiden&#8217;s strongest\u2063 challenger. When asked about Kennedy&#8217;s chances against Biden, Trump \u200bexpressed \u2064doubt \u2063that\u2064 Kennedy would even have\u2063 the\u2063 opportunity to\u200d debate the president.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n\u2062  <\/p>\n<h3>Trump&#8217;s Doubts \u200dabout\u200b Kennedy&#8217;s Nomination<\/h3>\n<p> \u2063\u2064 <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Firstly,\u200b Biden \u200bis\u200c incapable of debating him,&#8221; \u200dTrump asserted. &#8220;Secondly, why \u200dwould he debate \u2063him when \u2062he \u200bprobably \u2064has\u2062 the nomination secured? \u200bI don&#8217;t see \u2063RFK Jr. getting the nomination under any\u2063 circumstances.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a \u200dhref=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to read more from The \u200cWashington \u2062Examiner.<\/p>\n<h3>Public Opinion on Kennedy\u2064 and Other \u2064Candidates<\/h3>\n<p>A \u200brecent\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/organizers-hit-number-of-signatures-required-to-force-recall-vote-for-gavin-newsom-report\/\" title=\"Organizers Hit Number Of Signatures Required To Force Recall Vote For Gavin Newsom: Report\">poll conducted<\/a> \u200bby \u200cthe\u200b Economist-YouGov revealed\u200b that 49% of respondents held a favorable\u200c view of Kennedy, while only 30% viewed \u200chim unfavorably.\u2062 This \u2062net favorability of 19 points makes him\u2062 the most well-regarded among all \u200b2024 presidential\u200c candidates.\u200c In contrast, \u2064former \u2062New \u200bJersey Gov. Chris Christie \u2062received a \u200dnet \u2064favorability of negative 24 \u2064points, with\u2064 51% viewing \u2064him \u2064unfavorably and\u2063 only 27%\u2063 favorably.<\/p>\n<p>Another poll conducted from\u200c July 8-11 \u200cshowed that\u2062 61% of\u2063 voters believe \u2062Biden is \u2062not the strongest\u2062 candidate\u200d the\u200c Democrats could nominate, while 53% believe \u2062the same about \u200bTrump for\u2063 the Republicans in \u20642024. \u2062Among\u200d the most skeptical were Trump \u20632020 voters,\u2062 with 84% doubting\u200c Biden&#8217;s strength\u200c as a candidate, and\u200b Biden\u200b 2020 voters, \u200cwith \u206476%\u2064 skeptical of Trump&#8217;s viability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump praised 2024 Democratic candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. as &#8220;very intelligent&#8221; after Kennedy made a contentious remark about the COVID-19 crisis. 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