RFK Jr. Makes Pro-Trump Appeal to Independents: 'Do Not Vote For Me'
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is telling his supporters to cast their ballots for Donald Trump , and says this is the only way to get his ideas and beliefs into the Oval Office.
Since suspending his campaign in August, the independent has stumped for the former president on the campaign trail, and has been reported to have informally been offered posts in a future Trump Cabinet as a result of this endorsement.
On Monday morning, RFK Jr. took to X to encourage voters across the country to back Trump "so that we can Make America Healthy Again," paraphrasing Trump's campaign slogan.
"A lot of people are asking me, if they live in a Red state or a Blue state, should they still be voting for me, what about swing states?" RFK Jr. said in the accompanying video. "The answer is easy: No. No matter what state you live in, you should be voting for Donald Trump."
Since suspending his own campaign, RFK Jr. has attempted to withdraw his name from the presidential election ballot, in an apparent effort to avoid splitting the vote for Donald Trump.
On October 29, the U.S. Supreme Court denied Kennedy's request to take his name, along with that of his running mate Nicole Shanahan, off the ballots in Michigan and Wisconsin . As a result, voters in these crucial swing states will still see the Independent option on their ballots.
On Monday, RFK Jr. said that a vote for Trump would be "the only way that we can get me and everything I stand for into Washington D.C. , and fulfill the mission that motivated my campaign."
On October 31, the Washington Post reported , citing anonymous individuals "familiar with the planning process," that Trump transition officials had privately met with Kennedy regarding his role in a future cabinet.
The same day, at a rally in Henderson, Nevada , Trump said that RFK Jr. would " work on health, and women's health " in his administration.
"I told Bobby, 'Bobby, I want you to take care of health, I want you to look at the food and the food supply and all sorts,'" the former President said.
Trump told NBC on Sunday that Kennedy would have a " big role in the administration ," and that he was open to some of the independent's proposals regarding bans on certain vaccines.
As well as getting his ideas "into Washington D.C.," Kennedy said that the election was a chance for voters to protect free speech from its "withering and relentless attack" in America.
Citing Brazil's September X ban, later reversed by the Supreme Court, Kennedy said that Kamala Harris would attempt a similar crackdown on online free speech.
"She thinks, and the Democratic establishment thinks, that free speech is a privilege. Well you know, and I know, it's a right," he said. "If Kamala is elected, the powers behind her will quash that right."
Newsweek has contacted the Harris campaign for a response to Kennedy's statement.
"This is our last chance to stop them," Kennedy continued. "After long conversations with President Trump, and his team and his family, I know that he is fully convinced of this priority."
