Members of the Kennedy family have denounced Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to endorse former President Donald Trump, as they support another candidate.
“We want an America filled with hope and bound together by a shared vision of a brighter future, a future defined by individual freedom, economic promise, and national pride,” a statement signed by five of the former independent presidential candidate’s siblings read.
“We believe in Harris and Walz,” the statement continued.
“Our brother Bobby’s decision to endorse Trump today is a betrayal of the values that our father and our family hold most dear. It is a sad ending to a sad story.”
The statement includes signatures from Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Courtney Kennedy, Kerry Kennedy, Chris Kennedy, and Rory Kennedy.
The message was also endorsed by Joe Kennedy III, a grandson of Robert F. Kennedy.
Separately, the former candidate’s cousin Jack Schlossberg said that he was not surprised as he always knew.
“Been saying it for over a year — RFKjr is for sale, works for Trump. Bedfellows and loving it,” he posted to X. “Kamala Harris is for the people — the easiest decision of all time just got easier.”
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Friday that he would withdraw from the presidential race and back Trump.
“These are the principled causes that persuaded me to leave the Democratic Party and run as an independent, and now to throw my support to President Trump,” he said during his Friday remarks.
“The causes were: Free speech, the war in Ukraine, and the war on our children.”
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would only remove his name from the ballot in about 10 battleground states where his presence would be a spoiler.
