Robert F. Kennedy Jr. praised Donald Trump as he joined the former president on stage at an Arizona rally Friday hours after suspending his own campaign.
Kennedy said Trump shares his views on foreign policy, government censorship and “ending the chronic disease epidemic.”
In his remarks, Kennedy detailed how he met with Trump last month following the assassination attempt, and then again in Florida weeks later, to speak about their common values.
“We talked about not the values that separate us, because we don’t agree on everything, but on the values and issues that bind us together,” Kennedy said. “And one of the issues that he talked about was having safe food and ending the chronic disease epidemic.”
“Don’t you want a president that’s gonna make America healthy again?” he said later.
Before calling on Kennedy to the lectern, Trump said he will ask Kennedy to work on a panel that would investigate “the decades-long increase in chronic health problems, including autoimmune disorders, autism, obesity, infertility and many more.”
Kennedy said in his remarks that Trump told him he wants to “end the grip of neo-cons on American foreign policy” and reduce the scale US military presence abroad.
He added that the two are aligned in opposition to censorship, an issue that was at the core of Kennedy’s campaign. Kennedy has repeatedly criticized the Biden administration for working with social media companies to combat misinformation online.
Kennedy ended his remarks without explicitly stating he is endorsing Trump. As he finished graphics and banners were displayed around the arena stating “RFK Jr. endorses Trump.”
