Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claims he is ‘aware’ he could be assassinated by the CIA
Anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist and Democratic presidential nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has claimed that he is “aware” that he could be killed by the CIA, but does not “live in fear” of the possibility.
Kennedy Jr., 69, has repeatedly claimed that the CIA was involved in the 1963 assassination of his uncle, President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas. He has also claimed that the intelligence community could have been behind his father Senator Robert. The assassination of F. Kennedy in California in 1968.
Now Kennedy Jr, who announced his campaign for president in April, has said he is “aware” of the “danger” he is in by running and claimed he could be assassinated by the CIA.
When asked on the Joe Rogan podcast about his belief that his uncle was killed by intelligence, he said, “I have to be careful. I am aware of that danger, but you know, I don’t live in fear of it at all.
“But I’m not stupid about it, I take precautions.”
Anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist and Democratic presidential nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said he is “aware” that he could be killed by the CIA, but does not “live in fear” of the possibility
Kennedy Jr., 69, has repeatedly claimed that the CIA was involved in the 1963 assassination of his uncle, President John F. Kennedy (pictured) in Dallas, Texas
He has also claimed that the Intelligence Service could be behind the 1968 assassination of his father Senator Robert F. Kennedy (pictured right with his wife Ethel in 1968) in California.
Last month, Kennedy Jr. that the story surrounding his uncle’s murder was a “60-year cover.”
He claimed that there is strong evidence linking the CIA to the 1963 assassination of JFK by Lee Harvey Oswald. The CIA has repeatedly denied having any involvement in JFK’s assassination.
John McCone, CIA director when Kennedy was assassinated, testified before a House committee that Oswald was not a CIA agent and had never communicated with the agency—a claim corroborated by the CIA’s file on the shooter.
Kennedy has also advanced the theory that the CIA may have been involved in the assassination of his own father, Robert F. Kennedy, who was fatally shot by Sirhan Sirhan in Los Angeles while campaigning for president in 1968.
RFK Jr. said the evidence of CIA involvement in his father’s death is “very compelling, but circumstantial.”
During his appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast, Kennedy Jr. also are debunked claims that the Covid vaccines cause autism.
Everyone will say, “There’s no research to show that autism and vaccines are linked.” That’s just crazy. Those are people who don’t look at science. It’s part of the religion.’
The Democrat has made a name for himself by being a prominent anti-vaxxer, but his involvement in the anti-vaccination movement increased following the pandemic and the development of the Covid-19 vaccine.
His anti-vaccine charity, Children’s Health Defense, was thriving at the time, with revenues more than doubling to $6.8 million in 2020, according to filings with charity regulators.
His organization has targeted false claims at groups potentially more likely to mistrust the vaccine, including mothers and Black Americans, experts said, which could have led to deaths during the pandemic.
Since joining the fray, he has garnered a 20 percent share of the vote as Biden struggles to generate enthusiasm for announcing his second term.
Robert F Kennedy Jr. (left) waves to the crowd at the kick-off of his 2024 campaign, along with his wife, actress Cheryl Hines (right), of Curb Your Enthusiasm fame
Kennedy Jr released a book in 2021, The Real Anthony Fauci, accusing the US’s top infectious disease physician of aiding “a historic coup against Western democracy” and promoting unproven COVID-19 treatments such as ivermectin, which is intended to treat parasites, and the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine.
His opposition to the COVID-19 vaccine has at times linked him to anti-democratic figures and groups.
Kennedy Jr. has appeared at events promoting the lie that the 2020 presidential election was stolen and with people applauding or downplaying the January 6 riot at the Capitol.
Kennedy Jr. has sometimes invoked his family’s legacy in his anti-vaccine work, sometimes including images of President Kennedy.
His sister Kerry Kennedy, who heads Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, the international rights group founded by their mother, Ethel, said her brother has sometimes removed some of the content at her request.
She told the Associated Press in a 2021 interview her brother is “completely wrong on this point and is very dangerous.”
Since Kennedy announced his presidential bid as a Democratic nominee in April, he has garnered a 20 percent share of the vote in recent polls as incumbent Joe Biden’s campaign gets off to a rocky start.
Kennedy declined to openly speculate on Biden’s mental fitness for office, but told Fox News he jumped into the race because he is dissatisfied with what Biden is “doing to this country.”
He specifically pointed to the president’s handling of the ongoing war in Ukraine, which he said should have been settled long ago.
The amount of U.S. dollars sent to Ukraine since the start of the conflict last year currently exceeds $130 billion, a figure that Kennedy says is far greater than the budgets of many of the U.S. alphabet agencies combined.
The nominee suggested that some of that money be spent on the United States instead, citing the fact that 57 percent of Americans cannot afford sudden $1,000 hardship costs.
Kennedy has also attracted a niche audience among conservatives for his vociferous skepticism about the COVID-19 vaccine, as well as his support for keeping biological men out of women’s sports.