{"id":2296115,"date":"2024-07-16T11:56:08","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T15:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-call-with-rfk-jr-leaks-and-causes-panic-in-kennedy-campaign-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-16T11:57:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T15:57:24","slug":"leaked-trump-call-with-rfk-jr-sparks-panic-in-kennedy-campaign-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leaked-trump-call-with-rfk-jr-sparks-panic-in-kennedy-campaign-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Leaked Trump call with RFK Jr. sparks panic in Kennedy campaign &#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%2Fleaked-trump-call-with-rfk-jr-sparks-panic-in-kennedy-campaign-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=2296115&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>The article\u200d discusses\u200c a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-biden-admin-repeatedly-refuses-to-answer-questions-on-iranian-official-revealing-john-kerry-sold-out-israel\/\" title=\"WATCH: Biden Admin Repeatedly Refuses To Answer Questions On Iranian Official Revealing John Kerry Sold Out Israel\">leaked phone call<\/a> between former President Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., where\u2063 Trump discussed his views on childhood vaccines. Kennedy&#8217;s son\u200c shared a video of \u200dthe call on\u2062 social media, causing panic in Kennedy&#8217;s presidential campaign. The video showed Trump\u200d expressing\u200c his beliefs \u200cabout vaccines, and there were discussions \u200cabout\u200d a\u2062 potential alliance between Kennedy and Trump.\u200c The incident has raised questions about Kennedy&#8217;s\u200d stance on vaccines\u200d and his future in the campaign.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump call with RFK Jr. leaks and causes panic in Kennedy campaign<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/rokeefe\/\">Ross O&#8217;Keefe<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-16T11:29:32-04:00\">July 16, 2024 11:29 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1704064\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> phone call to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rfk-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a> was leaked by his son, causing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"presidential candidate\">presidential candidate<\/a> to say he was &ldquo;mortified&rdquo; that a video of the call was posted, which was then later deleted.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy posted on X: &ldquo;When President Trump called me I was taping&nbsp;with an in-house videographer. I should have ordered the videographer&nbsp;to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leaked-phone-call-between-trump-and-rfk-jr-sparks-panic-in-kennedy-campaign-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Leaked phone call between Trump and RFK Jr. sparks panic in Kennedy campaign - Washington Examiner\">stop recording immediately<\/a>. I am mortified that this was posted. I apologize to the president.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy&rsquo;s son, Bobby Kennedy III, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bobbykennedyx\/status\/1813197337252299035\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>cryptically<\/a> said he &ldquo;removed last one for mistaking sarcasm for real life.&rdquo; In his original post, he said that he&rsquo;s &ldquo;a firm believer that these sorts of conversations should be had in public&rdquo; and that the conversation was about &ldquo;Trump giving his real opinion to my dad about vaccinating kids.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Whoops. Seems like RFK Jr.&#8217;s son posted and has since deleted video of a call between RFK Jr. and Trump after the shooting. In the video Trump repeats his old (false) claims about childhood vaccines, suggesting the vaccine schedule causes injuries in babies. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K4RWXfoudS\">https:\/\/t.co\/K4RWXfoudS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KZcSBVtxWE\">pic.twitter.com\/KZcSBVtxWE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brandy Zadrozny (@BrandyZadrozny) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrandyZadrozny\/status\/1813209018048884747?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In the video, Kennedy Jr. is seen listening to Trump talk about vaccines on the phone, saying he wants &ldquo;to do <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leaked-phone-call-between-trump-and-rfk-jr-sparks-panic-in-kennedy-campaign-washington-examiner-2\/\" title=\"Leaked phone call between Trump and RFK Jr. sparks panic in Kennedy campaign - Washington Examiner\">small doses&#038;rdquo<\/a>; for children&rsquo;s vaccines to prevent babies from changing &ldquo;radically.&rdquo; The older Kennedy is known to be skeptical of vaccines as well.<\/p>\n<p>Later in the call, Trump says: &ldquo;I would love you to do so. I think it would be so good for you and so big for you, and we&rsquo;re going to win.&rdquo; Kennedy Jr. replies, &ldquo;Yeah,&rdquo; as Trump says, &ldquo;We&rsquo;re way ahead of the guy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s unknown specifically what they were talking about, but there were rumors that Kennedy Jr. and Trump could have formed a unity ticket before the former president chose Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) as his running mate. It&rsquo;s possible, though, that Kennedy Jr. could drop out and endorse Trump, especially if he&rsquo;s promised a spot in his Cabinet.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s comments will likely fuel speculation as the candidates appeared to grow closer as the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-calls-for-special-counsel-to-investigate-the-2020-presidential-election\/\" title=\"President Trump Calls for Special Counsel to Investigate the 2020 Presidential Election\">president called<\/a> for Kennedy Jr. to receive Secret Service protection, something he had lacked since becoming a candidate &mdash; a request that was then granted by President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Trump then talks about how someone called him and asked him why he moved his head to the right, and the former president explained he was viewing a chart on immigration. He then talked about the bullet hitting his ear, saying it sounded like &ldquo;the world&rsquo;s largest mosquito.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The clip finishes with Trump saying, &ldquo;What do they call that, an AR-15 or something? That was a big gun. Those are pretty tough guns,&rdquo; referencing the shooter&rsquo;s weapon.<\/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>The older Kennedy acknowledged his <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RobertKennedyJr\/status\/1812942322671448363\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>meeting<\/a> with Trump on Monday, saying the topic was on national unity but that he was &ldquo;not dropping out of the race.&rdquo; It&rsquo;s unknown if that was a separate meeting from the call.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to the Trump and Kennedy campaigns but did not receive a response.<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1704064\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1704064\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A leaked phone call between former President Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. caused panic in the Kennedy campaign. Kennedy&#8217;s son posted a video of the call, which was later deleted, leading Kennedy to apologize for the incident. In the call, Trump expressed his views on vaccines and suggested that Kennedy should consider a unity ticket with him. There were rumors that Kennedy could drop out of the race and endorse Trump, potentially in exchange for a Cabinet position. Trump&#8217;s comments may fuel speculation about their relationship as candidates. Kennedy confirmed a meeting with Trump about national unity but stated he was not dropping out of the race. The Washington Examiner reached out to both campaigns for comment but did not receive a response<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2296116,"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\/04\/MixCollage-27-Apr-2024-08-28-AM-6966-1024x591.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[35204,35205,11658,32458,3634],"class_list":["post-2296115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-kennedy-campaign","tag-leaked-call","tag-panic","tag-rfk-jr","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/MixCollage-27-Apr-2024-08-28-AM-6966-1024x591.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2296115","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=2296115"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2296115\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2296116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2296115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2296115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2296115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}