{"id":2282696,"date":"2024-06-24T13:30:10","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T17:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-team-promises-alternate-programming-to-counter-cnn-fake-debate-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-06-24T13:32:59","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T17:32:59","slug":"rfk-jr-team-promises-alternate-programming-to-counter-cnn-fake-debate-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-team-promises-alternate-programming-to-counter-cnn-fake-debate-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"RFK Jr. team promises alternate programming to counter \u2018CNN fake debate\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">28<\/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-team-promises-alternate-programming-to-counter-cnn-fake-debate-washington-examiner%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=2282696&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--><p>Although he was not invited \u2063to the official presidential\u2064 debate with Donald Trump and Joe Biden,\u200b independent presidential\u200d candidate Robert F. \u2064Kennedy\u200d Jr. is creating his \u2064own platform \u200dfor a debate.\u2064 This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/meteorite-that-fell-on-u-k-driveway-contains-rare-materials\/\" title=\"Meteorite That Fell On U.K. Driveway Contains Rare Materials\">unique event<\/a> will be held virtually in\u2063 response to what his team\u200d views\u2062 as exclusion \u200dfrom the main debate. Kennedy&#8217;s son, Bobby \u200cKennedy III, announced that \u200bthey \u200cwould host a\u2062 debate featuring \u200ca cardboard cutout of RFK Sr., with live responses from RFK Jr. to \u200cthe statements of Trump and Biden as they occur in the main debate. Kennedy&#8217;s \u2063running mate, Nicole Shanahan, also teased additional surprises for those who \u2062choose to tune into their alternative\u200d debate event instead of the mainstream\u2062 CNN \u2064debate.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>While former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> and President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> trade jabs on Thursday, independent presidential candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rfk-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a>, who was not invited, will be debating them in his own way: virtually.<\/p>\n<p>In front of a cardboard cutout of his father, RFK Jr.\u2019s son Bobby Kennedy III said the Kennedy campaign would hold its own debate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur plan is to hold our own debate. I\u2019m not gonna say exactly how we\u2019re gonna do it, but we\u2019ll have the other two candidates up there as well, say what they say live, and we\u2019re gonna give my dad a chance to respond live,\u201d Kennedy III said.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy\u2019s running mate, Nicole Shanahan, confirmed his son\u2019s claim by saying, \u201cOkay, cats out of the bag! If you don\u2019t want to watch the CNN fake debate Thursday, we\u2019ve got you covered. Plus a few surprises. Stay tuned.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The announcement comes on the back of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mexico-plans-massive-crackdown-on-illegal-immigration-after-crisis-erupts-under-biden\/\" title=\"Mexico Plans Massive \u2018Crackdown\u2019 On Illegal Immigration After Crisis Erupts Under Biden\">numerous social media<\/a> and livestream appearances from Kennedy and members of his campaign in an effort to appeal to voters. This is different from Trump and Biden, who have relied on traditional, in-person rallies mixed in with appearances to garner support.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Kennedy held a TikTok Live town hall in which he answered questions from the platform\u2019s creators and generally spoke on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wake-up-call-bud-light-gets-worst-news-from-popular-gay-bars\/\" title=\"'Bud Light Receives Devastating News from Popular LGBTQ+ Bars'\">campaign matters<\/a>. It was organized with the help of Tiffany Cianci, who has also hosted Green Party candidate Jill Stein and libertarian candidate Chase Oliver.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> contacted the Kennedy campaign to confirm its Thursday plans but received no response. The campaign previously bashed CNN\u2019s decision to exclude it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresidents Biden and Trump do not want me on the debate stage, and CNN illegally agreed to their demand,\u201d<strong> <\/strong>Kennedy<strong> <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kennedy24.com\/kennedy_exclusion_cnn_debate_undemocratic_unamerican_cowardly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a>. \u201cMy exclusion by Presidents Biden and Trump from the debate is undemocratic, un-American, and cowardly. Americans want an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-picks-sarah-bloom-raskin-lisa-cook-philip-jefferson-for-federal-reserve-positions\/\" title=\"Biden Picks Sarah Bloom Raskin, Lisa Cook, Philip Jefferson For Federal Reserve Positions\">independent leader<\/a> who will break apart the two<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-on-democrats-3-5-trillion-bill-the-problem-is-this-conversation-shouldnt-be-about-numbers\/\" title=\"AOC On Democrats\u2019 .5 Trillion Bill: \u2018The Problem\u2019 Is \u2018This Conversation Shouldn\u2019t Be About Numbers\u2019\">-party duopoly<\/a>. They want a President who will heal the divide, restore the middle class, unwind the war machine, and end the chronic disease epidemic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While Biden and Trump are debating in Georgia, the Kennedy campaign will hold several rallies and protests the same day in places such as Boston and outside the White House.<\/p>\n<p>The Kennedy campaign also has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kennedy24.com\/petitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>petition<\/a> to include him in the debates on its website with over 219,000 signatures.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden exchange criticisms on Thursday, independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., uninvited to the event, will host his own virtual debate. Beside a cardboard cutout of his father, RFK Jr.&#8217;s son, Bobby Kennedy III, announced that the Kennedy campaign would conduct its own discussion<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2282697,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24145791650635.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32460,9373,32459,32458,32076],"class_list":["post-2282696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-alternate-programming","tag-cnn","tag-fake-debate","tag-rfk-jr","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24145791650635.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2282696","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2282696"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2282696\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2282697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2282696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2282696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2282696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}