Robert F. Kennedy said Friday he is suspending his independent presidential bid and is backing Donald Trump.
JONATHAN J. COOPER, ALI SWENSON and GABRIEL SANDOVALKennedy plans to exit the race Friday and endorse Trump, according to sources.
Kennedy had a speech planned in Arizona on Friday to discuss "the present historical moment and his path forward," according to his campaign. Hours later, Trump will hold a rally in neighboring Glendale. Trump's campaign has teased that he will be joined by "a special guest," though neither campaign responded to messages about whether Kennedy would be that guest.
The filing said that, "as a result of today's endorsement of Donald Trump" he was requesting the dismissal of his campaign's nomination papers so that he would not appear on Pennsylvania's ballot. Trump told CNN on Tuesday that he would "love" an endorsement from Kennedy, whom he called a "brilliant guy." He also said he would "certainly" be open to Kennedy playing a role in his administration if Kennedy drops out and endorses him.
"My decision would really be based on who he thinks is best suited to run this country," said Westerman, who wore a "Kennedy 2024" trucker hat and voted for Trump in the last two presidential elections. Recent polls put his support in the mid-single digits. And it's unclear if he'd get even that in a general election, since third-party candidates frequently don't live up to their early poll numbers when voters actually cast their ballots.
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