Written by Madeline Armstrong (The Center Square)
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Wednesday he would announce Friday morning that he might run as an independent presidential candidate in Phoenix, ahead of former President Donald Trump’s planned Glendale rally later that day.
A day earlier, Kennedy’s running mate Nicole Shanahan said in an interview with Tom Bilyeu’s podcast Impact Theory that they might drop out of the race and support former President Donald Trump’s campaign.
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“There are two options that we’re considering: We can stay and form a new party, but that risks Kamala Harris and Walz becoming president because it’s going to draw Trump votes,” she said on the podcast. “Or we can step aside right now and join forces with Donald Trump, and then we can go away and explain to our base why we made this decision.”
RFK has not yet announced what he will discuss at the announcement, but multiple media outlets have said he will “address the nation.” According to Shannan’s interview with Bill, Kennedy’s campaign has been openly anti-Democratic, claiming the Democrats have “sabotaged” the campaign, and has shown support for Republicans and Trump.
But both Kennedy and Shannon advocated a third-party option, with Shannon saying that “71 percent of Americans want a third party.”
Kennedy’s announcement will be delivered from Phoenix at 11 a.m. Pacific Time, while Trump’s rally will begin in nearby Glendale at 3 p.m. Pacific Time.
Co-published with permission from Center Square.
