{"id":2475311,"date":"2025-08-15T18:22:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T22:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-dismisses-questions-about-loyalty-to-trump-says-he-will-not-run-in-2028-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T18:22:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T22:22:43","slug":"rfk-jr-dismisses-questions-about-loyalty-to-trump-says-he-will-not-run-in-2028-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-dismisses-questions-about-loyalty-to-trump-says-he-will-not-run-in-2028-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"RFK Jr. dismisses questions about loyalty to Trump, says he will not run in 2028 &#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\">36<\/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-dismisses-questions-about-loyalty-to-trump-says-he-will-not-run-in-2028-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=2475311&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., the Health and human Services Secretary, stated that he will not run for president in 2028. He emphasized his loyalty to President Donald Trump and their shared efforts to address the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dnc-ramps-up-efforts-to-kill-rfk-jr-s-bid-with-billboards-in-michigan\/\" title=\"DNC intensifies campaign against .... in Michigan with billboards\">chronic disease epidemic<\/a> through the &#8220;Make America Healthy Again&#8221; (MAHA) agenda. Kennedy denied rumors about a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-sends-120-state-law-enforcement-officers-to-oakland-amid-crime-surge\/\" title=\"Newsom dispatches 120 officers to Oakland amidst crime surge\">potential 2028 presidential run<\/a>, calling them false and attempts to create division between him and Trump. He also defended his deputy chief of staff, Stefanie Spear, who was criticized by right-wing influencer Laura Loomer for allegedly preparing for a 2028 campaign. Kennedy praised Spear as a loyal supporter of the MAHA mission and affirmed their continued progress despite opposition. He previously ran as an self-reliant in the 2024 presidential race before withdrawing and endorsing Trump.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/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. dismisses questions about loyalty to Trump, says he will not run in 2028<\/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_2203357\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Health and Human Services Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/robert-f-kennedy-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Robert F. Kennedy Jr. <\/a>indicated on Friday that he will not run for president again in 2028, stressing his loyalty to President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> and his work tackling the chronic disease epidemic.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy dismissed any speculation he would run for <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/president\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">president<\/a> again as a &ldquo;flat-out lie&rdquo; and an attempt to &ldquo;drive a wedge&rdquo;&nbsp;between himself and Trump.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3499207\/maha-national-mall-make-agriculture-great-again\/\">MAHA on the Mall: A Trump-aligned farmers market in its salad days<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3500372\/mars-wrigley-dyes-removed-products-candy-gum\/\">Mars to remove artificial dyes from &lsquo;choice products&rsquo; in latest win for RFK Jr.&rsquo;s MAHA agenda<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3498329\/opioid-overdose-deaths-fallen-pre-pandemic-levels-cdc\/\">Opioid overdoses have fallen to pre-pandemic levels,&nbsp;CDC&nbsp;says<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Let me be clear: I am not running for president in 2028. My loyalty is to President Trump and the mission we&rsquo;ve started,&rdquo; he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SecKennedy\/status\/1956396386657964466\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"posted\">posted<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p>He praised his work advancing the &ldquo;Make America Healthy Again&rdquo; agenda since he assumed the role of HHS secretary. Kennedy unsuccessfully ran as an independent for president in 2024, before dropping out of the race and endorsing Trump.<\/p>\n<p>He also defended his deputy chief of staff, Stefanie Spear, one of his longtime aides, after right-wing influencer Laura Loomer attacked Spear.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, Loomer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/playbook\/2025\/08\/13\/laura-loomers-next-target-00506395\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told\">told<\/a> <em>Politico<\/em> she believed Spear was trying to &ldquo;utilize her position to try to lay the groundwork for a 2028 RFK presidential run.&rdquo; Loomer has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >led multiple pressure campaigns<\/a> in the White House to get rid of staff in the Trump administration, at least one of whom has since been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3495631\/fda-vaccine-regulator-returns-to-agency-weeks-after-firing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reinstated\">reinstated<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3434176\/trump-maha-make-america-healthy-again-agenda-rfk-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>IS MAHA A MOVEMENT OR A GRIFT? 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