{"id":2330337,"date":"2024-08-23T21:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-24T01:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-gets-heros-welcome-at-trump-rally-hours-after-endorsing-former-president-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-23T21:15:21","modified_gmt":"2024-08-24T01:15:21","slug":"rfk-jr-gets-heros-welcome-at-trump-rally-hours-after-endorsing-former-president-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-gets-heros-welcome-at-trump-rally-hours-after-endorsing-former-president-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"RFK Jr. gets hero\u2019s welcome at Trump rally hours after endorsing former president &#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\">32<\/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-gets-heros-welcome-at-trump-rally-hours-after-endorsing-former-president-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=2330337&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 \u2064F. Kennedy Jr. received a warm\u200b reception at a rally for former President Donald Trump in\u2064 Arizona, just hours after he endorsed Trump for the presidency. At\u200c the rally, Kennedy was greeted with \u200draucous applause as he\u2063 walked down a\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-preemptively-resigns-from-the-screen-actors-guild\/\" title=\"President Trump preemptively resigns from the Screen Actors Guild\">red carpet<\/a> amid pyrotechnics and the\u200c Foo Fighters&#8217; song &#8220;My Hero.&#8221; Trump introduced Kennedy and \u200bannounced his intention to establish a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-decry-bidens-court-packing-commission\/\" title=\"Republicans decry Biden\u2019s court packing commission\">presidential commission<\/a> to investigate assassination attempts, including the \u2063release\u200d of documents related to \u200dthe assassination of Kennedy&#8217;s uncle, John F. Kennedy. <\/p>\n<p>During his speech, Kennedy highlighted their\u2064 shared \u200dvalues, such as food safety and \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnson-brings-more-spending-bills-to-floor-seeking-position-of-strength-with-senate\/\" title=\"Johnson introduces additional spending bills, aiming for a strong position with the Senate.\">addressing health issues<\/a> in children. He indicated that while he plans to remove his name from some swing state ballots, he would remain on others. The event underscored a notable collaboration between the two figures, as they aligned\u200d on key\u2063 policy agreements and called for unity among their\u2062 supporters.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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\"><\/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\/\"><\/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\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">RFK Jr. gets hero&rsquo;s welcome at Trump rally hours after endorsing former president<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1737028\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rfk-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a> walked out to raucous applause from former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> supporters at the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/arizona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Arizona<\/a> on Friday just hours after Kennedy endorsed him.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The Trump campaign appeared to set up his entrance with more than a bit of effort. Kennedy walked down a red carpet as pyrotechnics went off along the stage while the Foo Fighters&rsquo;s 1997 hit &ldquo;My Hero&rdquo; played.<\/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\">Welcome to the WINNING Team! Let&rsquo;s roll! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dhueC8Jir3\">pic.twitter.com\/dhueC8Jir3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Corey R. Lewandowski (@CLewandowski_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CLewandowski_\/status\/1827130389535793543?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 23, 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 introducing Kennedy, Trump said he wanted to establish an independent presidential commission on assassination attempts, which would be tasked with releasing all of the remaining documents relating to the assassination of JFK, his uncle. He also <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ChristianM_74\/status\/1827145978538779027\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"acknowledged Kennedy's push for investigating chronic health problems in children\">acknowledged Kennedy&rsquo;s push for investigating chronic health problems in children<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump then turned it over to Kennedy, who was greeted by a thunderous &ldquo;Bobby&rdquo; chant.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy, who said he would drop off of most swing state ballots but will stay on some, described his earlier meetings with Trump in which they focused on their agreements. Those core agreements, Kennedy outlined in his reasons for supporting Trump, included &ldquo;having safe food and ending the chronic disease epidemic&rdquo; and their mutual desire to &ldquo;end the grip of neocons on foreign policy.&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=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">UNITE AMERICA.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RFKJr?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RFKJr<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/trump?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#trump<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f5NXgxdRJs\">pic.twitter.com\/f5NXgxdRJs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertKennedyJr\/status\/1827137489997615485?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;He said he didn&rsquo;t want any more $200 billion wars in Ukraine; we can use that in the United States,&rdquo; Kennedy said, with the crowd voicing their agreement.<\/p>\n<p>In one of his most positive statements about Trump on the evening, Kennedy pointed to him and said, &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t you want a president who is gonna get out of the wars and going to rebuild the middle class in this country?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump shakes hands with Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a campaign rally at the Desert Diamond Arena, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, in Glendale, Arizona. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kennedy decided to endorse Trump because he felt that he had been blocked by Democrats in his pursuit of ballot access as an independent and his previous pursuit of the Democratic nomination.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kennedy ended his address on one of their key agreements, using a spinoff of the &ldquo;Make America Great Again&rdquo; slogan to convey his point:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Don&rsquo;t you want a president that&rsquo;s gonna make America healthy again?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\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_1737028\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1737028\"}});<\/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\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert F. Kennedy Jr. received a warm reception from supporters of former President Donald Trump at a rally in Arizona on Friday, just hours after he endorsed Trump. The event seemed to be carefully orchestrated, with Kennedy making his entrance down a red carpet as fireworks erupted and the Foo Fighters&#8217; 1997 song &#8220;My Hero&#8221; played in the background. <\/p>\n<p>During the rally, Trump introduced Kennedy by expressing his intention to create an independent presidential commission focused on investigating assassination attempts and releasing remaining documents related to JFK&#8217;s assassination, who is Kennedy&#8217;s uncle. He also acknowledged Kennedy\u2019s advocacy for examining chronic health issues affecting children before handing over the stage to him.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy was met with enthusiastic chants of &#8220;Bobby&#8221; as he spoke about his discussions with Trump that highlighted their shared views. He emphasized key points of agreement such as ensuring food safety, addressing chronic disease epidemics, and reducing neoconservative influence on foreign policy.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy remarked that Trump opposed further extensive military spending in Ukraine and suggested those funds could be better utilized domestically. He urged attendees to consider wanting a president committed to ending wars and revitalizing the middle class.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, Kennedy decided to endorse Trump due to feeling obstructed by Democrats regarding ballot access during his independent campaign and previous bid for the Democratic nomination. He concluded his speech by echoing a variation of Trump&#8217;s slogan: \u201cDon\u2019t you want a president that\u2019s gonna make America healthy again?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2330338,"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\/08\/AP24237025083049-scaled-1024x684.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[13348,39161,32603,32458,33285],"class_list":["post-2330337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-endorsement","tag-heros-welcome","tag-political-news","tag-rfk-jr","tag-trump-rally"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AP24237025083049-scaled-1024x684.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2330337","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=2330337"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2330337\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2330338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2330337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2330337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2330337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}