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Robert Kennedy Jr., an independent candidate in the US presidential election next November, announced on Friday his withdrawal from the race for the White House and his support for the Republican candidate, Donald Trump.
Much anticipated by political and media circles, Kennedy’s decision gives new impetus to the campaign of the former American president, who has made numerous appearances this week in parallel with the holding of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.
At a news conference in Phoenix, in the southern state of Arizona, Kennedy announced that he was withdrawing his name from the ballot in swing states, where voters are still undecided between the Democratic and Republican camps.
Kennedy, 70, the scion of a Democratic political dynasty – he is the nephew of assassinated President John Kennedy – ran his campaign on a largely Republican platform, particularly on the economy, immigration and foreign policy.
At Friday’s press briefing, Kennedy lambasted the mainstream media and accused the Democratic Party of having “abandoned democracy” and engaging in “continuous legal warfare” against him and Trump.
Kennedy had begun his 2023 campaign as a Democrat, seeking to challenge President Biden for his party’s nomination.
Finding himself at an impasse when party leaders refused to support him, he launched an independent campaign that had a significant impact on both sides, with Biden and Trump seeing him as a serious competitor.
