{"id":7497,"date":"2024-08-23T14:36:54","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T18:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=7497"},"modified":"2024-08-23T15:11:36","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T19:11:36","slug":"rfk-jr-drops-out-of-race-endorses-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/news\/rfk-jr-drops-out-of-race-endorses-trump\/phouck\/2024\/08\/","title":{"rendered":"RFK Jr. Drops Out Of Race, Endorses Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>UPDATE (3:03 p.m. ET):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Robert F. Kennedy Jr. confirmed the suspension of his campaign. Although his name will still appear on the ballot in red and blue states, he will be removing his name from the ballot in the 10 competitive states. In those competitive states, he is encouraging his supporters to vote for Donald Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ORIGINAL ARTICLE:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PHOENIX<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the most prominent independent presidential candidate, has suspended his campaign and endorsed former President Donald Trump, a move that could dramatically shift the dynamics of an already close presidential race. The announcement follows extensive negotiations between both campaigns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CNN reported Friday that Kennedy had dropped an attempt to get on the ballot in Pennsylvania. In a filing, he wrote, \u201cIt is a result of today\u2019s endorsement of Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Ahead of speech, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says in a Pennsylvania court filing that he will be endorsing Donald Trump &#8211; AP<\/p>&mdash; Breaking911 (@Breaking911) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Breaking911\/status\/1827046332080488499?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 23, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Watch:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LIVE: RFK Jr. speaks after withdrawing from the ballot in Arizona\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n15oCfLdmXI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Negotiations Behind the Scenes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The possibility of Kennedy endorsing Trump arguably overshadowed the Democratic National Convention, where party leaders celebrated, even as the potential impact of his endorsement loomed large.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Speculation and Statements from Kennedy\u2019s Campaign<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It appeared increasingly likely over the course of this week that Kennedy would drop out and endorse the former president. Multiple sources&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/rfk-jr-plans-drop-presidential-race-end-week\/story?id=113028999\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told ABC News<\/a>&nbsp;on Wednesday that RFK Jr. planned to endorse Trump for president at a live press conference on Friday at 2 p.m. ET in Phoenix, Arizona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When asked about the reports, Kennedy neither confirmed nor denied the claim. A spokesperson for Kennedy&#8217;s campaign hinted earlier on Wednesday that the candidate would be addressing the &#8220;present historical moment&#8221; and outlining his &#8220;path forward&#8221; in his Friday remarks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hints of an Alliance from Nicole Shanahan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speculation erupted after Kennedy&#8217;s running mate, Nicole Shanahan, mentioned the possibility of an alliance with Trump during an interview on Tuesday. Shanahan said that their campaign was drawing more support from Trump\u2019s base than from Kamala Harris, raising concerns about inadvertently aiding a Harris victory by staying in the race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere&#8217;s two options that we&#8217;re looking at and one is staying in, forming that new party, but we run the risk of a Kamala Harris and Walz presidency because we draw votes from Trump, or we draw somehow more votes from Trump,\u201d Shanahan said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Aiming to Avoid the &#8220;Spoiler&#8221; Label<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shanahan, a billionaire attorney from Silicon Valley, emphasized that Kennedy campaign\u2019s goal was not to act as a spoiler. \u201cI did not put in tens of millions of dollars to be a spoiler candidate,\u201d she said. \u201cI put in tens of millions of dollars to win, to fix this country, to do the right thing. We don&#8217;t want to be a spoiler.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Current State of the Race<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/elections\/president\/2024\/battleground-states\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RealClearPolitics polling average<\/a>&nbsp;shows a razor-thin margin in the decisive battleground states. Trump currently holds narrow leads in Arizona, Nevada, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia, while Harris leads in Wisconsin and Michigan by small margins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, what do you think? Do you believe Robert F. Kennedy Jr.\u2019s endorsement of Donald Trump will significantly impact the outcome of the 2024 presidential election? We welcome your thoughts in the comments below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPDATE (3:03 p.m. ET): Robert F. Kennedy Jr. confirmed the suspension of his campaign. Although his name will still appear on the ballot in red and blue states, he will be removing his name from the ballot in the 10 competitive states. In those competitive states, he is encouraging his supporters to vote for Donald [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":6856,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,29],"tags":[12,1259,256,840,176],"class_list":["post-7497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-politics","tag-arizona","tag-nicole-shanahan","tag-politics","tag-robert-f-kennedy-jr","tag-trump-endorsement"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>RFK Jr. Drops Out Of Race, Endorses Trump - Great America News Desk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/news\/rfk-jr-drops-out-of-race-endorses-trump\/phouck\/2024\/08\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"RFK Jr. Drops Out Of Race, Endorses Trump - Great America News Desk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"UPDATE (3:03 p.m. ET): Robert F. 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