{"id":2330186,"date":"2024-08-23T16:46:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T20:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-drops-out-of-2024-race-endorses-trump-for-president\/"},"modified":"2024-08-23T16:48:16","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T20:48:16","slug":"rfk-jr-drops-out-of-2024-race-endorses-trump-for-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-drops-out-of-2024-race-endorses-trump-for-president\/","title":{"rendered":"RFK Jr. Drops Out Of 2024 Race, Endorses Trump For President"},"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\">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%2Frfk-jr-drops-out-of-2024-race-endorses-trump-for-president%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=2330186&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>Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has suspended his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-senator-threatens-joe-biden-with-independent-presidential-run-report\/\" title=\"Democratic Senator reportedly threatens independent presidential run against Joe Biden\">independent presidential\u2063 campaign<\/a> and announced his endorsement of former President\u200c Donald Trump for the upcoming election in November. In a press conference,\u200d Kennedy highlighted his reasons for entering the race, criticizing \u2062the Democratic \u200dParty\u200b for what he\u200d described as a &#8220;war on free speech&#8221; and an embrace of censorship. He claimed that the media is part of a systemic attack on democracy, justifying \u200dcensorship under the guise of combating &#8220;misinformation.&#8221; Kennedy also criticized the party for not allowing voter input in the nomination of Vice President Kamala \u2064Harris and \u2062alleged that the Democratic National Committee (DNC) manipulated the political landscape to undermine serious challenges, including his own presidential\u2063 bid.<\/p>\n<p>Trump responded\u2064 positively to Kennedy&#8217;s endorsement,\u2064 expressing his gratitude\u2064 and respect for him. With polls indicating a competitive race between Trump and Harris \u200cin swing states, Kennedy&#8217;s withdrawal from the race\u2064 may significantly impact\u2064 the electoral \u2064outcome.  <\/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 class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lankEjZzSSM\">WSLS 10\/YouTube<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/23\/rfk-jr-drops-out-of-2024-race-endorses-trump-for-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=RFK%20Jr.%20Drops%20Out%20Of%202024%20Race,%20Endorses%20Trump%20For%20President&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/23\/rfk-jr-drops-out-of-2024-race-endorses-trump-for-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=RFK%20Jr.%20Drops%20Out%20Of%202024%20Race,%20Endorses%20Trump%20For%20President&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/23\/rfk-jr-drops-out-of-2024-race-endorses-trump-for-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/23\/rfk-jr-drops-out-of-2024-race-endorses-trump-for-president\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=RFK%20Jr.%20Drops%20Out%20Of%202024%20Race,%20Endorses%20Trump%20For%20President&amp;body=Robert%20F.%20Kennedy%20Jr.%20suspended%20his%20third-party%20presidential%20bid%20on%20Friday%20and%20endorsed%20former%20President%20Donald%20Trump.%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/23\/rfk-jr-drops-out-of-2024-race-endorses-trump-for-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspended his third<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/signs-hint-that-joe-manchin-could-be-preparing-for-potential-third-party-presidential-bid-report\/\" title=\"Joe Manchin may be considering a third-party presidential bid, according to reports.\">-party presidential bid<\/a> on Friday and endorsed former President Donald Trump in his campaign for the White House this November. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Three great causes drove me to enter this race in the first place [&hellip;] and these are the principle causes that persuaded me to leave the Democratic Party and run as an independent, and now to throw my support to President Trump,&rdquo; Kennedy <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/townhallcom\/status\/1827064250994413832\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> at a press conference announcing his decision.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-9f4b81160b4930c847602d88ad2a1a97 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-9f4b81160b4930c847602d88ad2a1a97\"><\/div>\n<p>In his remarks, the now-former independent presidential candidate blasted Democrats for their war on free speech and embrace of censorship. He took specific aim at America&rsquo;s regime-approved media for partaking in what he described as a &ldquo;systemic attack on democracy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The media justif[y] their censorship on the grounds of combatting &lsquo;misinformation,&#8217;&rdquo; Kennedy said. &ldquo;But governments and oppressors don&rsquo;t censor lies. They don&rsquo;t fear lies; they fear the truth, and that&rsquo;s what they censor.&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\"> <span class=\"axNb4d1iYp0AoVXkuch8s3eqQBZLRzPUtT9lEDGmMOIyW7gj\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">RFK Jr: &#8220;The mainstream media was once the guardian of the First Amendment and Democratic principles, and it&#8217;s joined this systemic attack on Democracy.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Vf0bZ9E5O8\">pic.twitter.com\/Vf0bZ9E5O8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Townhall.com (@townhallcom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/townhallcom\/status\/1827063802061582727?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Kennedy also criticized Democrats for subverting &ldquo;democracy&rdquo; by arbitrarily declaring Kamala Harris as the party&rsquo;s 2024 presidential nominee without input from voters. Rather than &ldquo;saving democracy,&rdquo; the Democrat Party is &ldquo;dismantling it,&rdquo; he argued. <\/p>\n<p>The Democrat Party machine &ldquo;deployed DNC-aligned judges to throw me and other candidates off the ballot and to throw President Trump in jail,&rdquo; Kennedy <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/townhallcom\/status\/1827059198519341422\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;It ran a sham primary that was rigged to prevent any serious challenge to President Biden. Then, when a predictably bungled debate performance precipitated the palace coup against President Biden, the same shadowy DNC operatives appointed his successor &mdash; also without an election.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-28d8d527685f60840d635dc15e47bd1c fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-28d8d527685f60840d635dc15e47bd1c\"><\/div>\n<p>The independent further noted how, in making Harris their nominee, Democrats elevated someone &ldquo;who was so unpopular with voters that she dropped out in 2020 without winning a single delegate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/townhallcom\/status\/1827067619108696317\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reacted<\/a> positively to Kennedy&rsquo;s &ldquo;very nice&rdquo; endorsement while giving remarks in Las Vegas, Nevada. It&rsquo;s speculated that Kennedy is the &ldquo;special guest&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.donaldjtrump.com\/news\/1d65a65c-407f-4f3f-9c1a-0b27d835d104\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">teased<\/a> by the Trump campaign to appear at the Republican candidate&rsquo;s Friday night rally in Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I want to thank Bobby, that was very nice,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s big. He&rsquo;s a great guy, respected by everybody.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/elections\/president\/2024\/battleground-states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">polls<\/a> showing a close race between Trump and Harris in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-bill-banning-zuckbucks-in-virginia-elections-is-headed-to-gov-glenn-youngkins-desk\/\" title=\"A Bill Banning Zuckbucks In Virginia Elections Is Headed To Gov. Glenn Youngkin\u2019s Desk\">numerous battleground states<\/a>, Kennedy&rsquo;s dropping off the ballot in swing states could make the difference in determining which candidate wins the White House this November. <\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-cc9ad351746ebaf27f93d2f6e9fb75c1 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-cc9ad351746ebaf27f93d2f6e9fb75c1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-3a98b17dadcf475025647b32b3259ca7 fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-3a98b17dadcf475025647b32b3259ca7\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. He previously served as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-american-freedom-convoy-set-to-launch-on-march-1\/\" title=\"Exclusive: \u2018American Freedom Convoy\u2019 Set To Launch On March 1\">state content writer<\/a> for Convention of States Action and his work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics, RealClearHealth, and Conservative Review. 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Kennedy Jr.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Friday that he is suspending his independent presidential campaign and endorsing former President Donald Trump for the upcoming election in November. During a press conference, Kennedy explained that his initial motivation to enter the race was based on three significant causes, which ultimately led him to leave the Democratic Party and support Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy criticized Democrats for their attacks on free speech and their acceptance of censorship, specifically targeting what he called a &#8220;systemic attack on democracy&#8221; by mainstream media outlets. He argued that these media organizations justify their censorship under the pretense of combating &#8220;misinformation,&#8221; but in reality, they fear the truth rather than lies.<\/p>\n<p>He also condemned Democrats for undermining democracy by unilaterally naming Kamala Harris as their 2024 presidential nominee without voter input. According to Kennedy, instead of preserving democracy, the Democratic Party is actively dismantling it. He accused them of using DNC-aligned judges to remove candidates from ballots and orchestrating a rigged primary process designed to shield President Biden from serious competition.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy pointed out that Harris was so unpopular she withdrew from the 2020 race without securing any delegates yet has now been elevated as the party&#8217;s nominee.<\/p>\n<p>Trump responded positively to Kennedy&#8217;s endorsement during remarks in Las Vegas, expressing gratitude and respect for him. There is speculation that Kennedy may be featured as a special guest at Trump&#8217;s rally in Arizona later this week.<\/p>\n<p>With polls indicating a tight race between Trump and Harris in key battleground states, Kennedy&#8217;s withdrawal could significantly impact which candidate secures victory in November\u2019s election<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":539,"featured_media":2330187,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/unnamed-5.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32431,39125,32603,32458,39103],"class_list":["post-2330186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-2024-election","tag-campaign-updates","tag-political-news","tag-rfk-jr","tag-trump-endorsement"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/unnamed-5.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2330186","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\/539"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2330186"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2330186\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2330187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2330186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2330186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2330186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}