Trump Attacks R.F.K. Jr., a Third-Party Wild Card
Source: NY Times
Former President Donald J. Trump attacked Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the independent presidential candidate, on Wednesday morning, casting Mr. Kennedy as a liberal Democrat in disguise while also seeming to back him as a spoiler for President Bidens campaign.
Mr. Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, pointed in particular to Mr. Kennedys views on climate change and the environment, writing on his social media site that Mr. Kennedy was more radical Left than Mr. Biden.
Yet he also professed support for Mr. Kennedys campaign, claiming that Mr. Kennedy would be likely to siphon votes from Mr. Biden. I love that he is running! Mr. Trump concluded.
Mr. Trumps post, which came a day after Mr. Kennedy announced his running mate, underscores the political wild card that is Mr. Kennedys bid. Even as Mr. Trump asserted that Mr. Kennedys independent campaign would be a boon to his own effort to beat Mr. Biden, two Trump campaign officials said they had seen polling that showed Mr. Kennedy drawing support from independent voters in a way that could be equally detrimental to both Mr. Trump and Mr. Biden.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/27/us/politics/trump-rfk-jr.html
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ificandream
(9,373 posts)And I think Trump knows that.
BaronChocula
(1,557 posts)Hope there's a way to use that in the campaign against him. Political judo.
pstokely
(10,528 posts)maybe some anti-vaxers
pazzyanne
(6,556 posts)"It takes one to know one" comes to mind. TFG registered as a Republican in 1987 and since then he has changed his party affiliation five times. He's been Republican, Independent Party, Democrat, and "no party affiliation".
IronLionZion
(45,442 posts)so he's pulling some conspiracy nuts and antivaxers from Trump. Many MAGA idiots claim to be wanting something different to shake things up, so they might want an alternative to Trump.
Sure he'll get some loony lefties, but probably lots more MAGA morons.
hueymahl
(2,496 posts)Ultimate wild card in this election. We should not underestimate him.