Kennedy family will leave RFK Jr in the cold and endorse Joe Biden at 2024 campaign event in Philadelphia
- President Joe Biden will fly to Philadelphia for a campaign event on Thursday
- He will be joined there by at least 15 members of John F. Kennedy’s family
- Several members have already distanced themselves from RFK Jr.’s run
President Joe Biden will fly to Philadelphia on Thursday for a campaign event where the Kennedy clan will show their support, officially rejecting Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s quixotic run for the White House.
The move comes as no surprise, but will allow Biden to use the inspirational themes of JFK’s presidency in his campaign for re-election.
The family has made clear its frustration with RFK Jr.’s conspiracy theories. and the way he has used his famous surname for political gain.
And dozens of members of the dynasty joined Biden at the White House for St. Patrick’s Day last month.
On Wednesday, Kerry Kennedy will displace her brother as she speaks on behalf of her family.
Many members of the Kennedy clan joined President Joe Biden at the White House for St. Patrick’s Day on Sunday — and spread the above photo on social media
President Joe Biden returned to the White House on Wednesday with aide Bruce Reed. He is flying to Philadelphia for a campaign event where he will be supported by the Kennedy family
“President Biden has been a champion of all the rights and freedoms that my father and uncles stood for,” Robert Kennedy’s daughter will say in excerpts shared ahead of the speech.
She will say that former President Donald Trump is taking America backwards
“I can only imagine how Donald Trump’s outrageous lies and behavior affected my father, Robert F. Kennedy, who proudly served as Attorney General of the United States and his promise to uphold the law and protect the country. would have shocked. participation.
“Dad stood for equal justice, human rights, and freedom from want and fear. Just like President Biden is doing today.”
She will tell her supporters that a vote for Biden is a vote for democracy.
At least 15 family members will join Biden at a second event before campaigning for the potential Democratic nominee by knocking on doors and manning a phone bank.
Since RFK Jr. joined the race, first as a Democrat and then as an independent, a number of his family members have spoken out against his run for the White House.
“Our brother Bobby’s decision to run as a third-party candidate against Joe Biden is dangerous for our country,” his siblings Rory, Kerry, Joseph P. Kennedy II and Kathleen Kennedy Townsend said in a statement last fall.
Many Kennedy family members have known Robert F. Kennedy Jr. disavowed for his skepticism about vaccines and talked about conspiracy theories.
The March DailyMail.com/JL Partners national survey found that more voters switched from President Joe Biden to independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in 2020. than those who supported former President Donald Trump four years ago
Kennedy, 70, an environmental lawyer, is acting as an anti-vaccine activist.
His famous name has helped him rise in the polls. But it has proven to be a double-edged sword.
He was forced to apologize for a Super Bowl ad similar to one for his uncle, John F. Kennedy, that ran in 1960.
The 30-second ad, which cost an estimated $7 million, featured “Kennedy, Kennedy, ‘Kennedy For Me,'” helping JFK defeat Richard Nixon.
The rift within the family became clear when members of the family, dressed in green, posed for photos with Biden on the Rose Garden Steps last month.
“From one proud Irish family to another – it was good to have you all back in the White House,” Biden posted on social media in response to a post with the photo of Kerry Kennedy, the youngest daughter of the late Senator Bobby Kennedy.