Washington, D.C. – Last week, as Democrats joyfully unified behind Vice President Kamala Harris, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ended the will-he-won’t-he saga by announcing he would “suspend” his campaign and pledge his support to Donald Trump. The failed third-party candidate is removing himself from the ballot in some (but not all) battleground states. The endorsement was in exchange for a leading public health role at agencies like the National Institute for Health or the Department of Health and Human Services, which would be a disaster for our public health.
The news isn’t going over well with many RFK Jr. supporters. Can’t say we’re surprised, considering Kennedy spent months bashing Trump – which we highlighted on mobile billboards outside both Trump and RFK Jr.’s Friday events in Arizona: