(BPR) Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reportedly offered to endorse former President Donald Trump in exchange for a health-related job position in the Trump administration.
The discussions occurred in the immediate hours after an assassination attempt was made on Trump on Saturday, July 13th, according to The Washington Post.
“A person familiar with the conversations said a person who knows both men contacted Kennedy on Saturday night, hours after the assassination attempt on Trump, after Kennedy had some cable news appearances to talk about the attack,” the Post reported Monday. “Kennedy said he was open to speaking with Trump.”
“Kennedy then received a group text from former Fox News host Tucker Carlson that included a phone number used by Trump. … That prompted a phone call between Trump and Kennedy later that night after Trump had returned to his Bedminster, N.J., home, the person said. Carlson declined to comment,” the Post’s reporting continues.
Besides agreeing to meet at the Republican National Convention, the two also reportedly discussed possible health-related administration jobs for Kennedy, as well as the prospect of Kennedy endorsing Trump.
However, “The conversations ended without any definitive conclusion,” the Post noted, citing its sources.
! –> RFK Jr. held talks this month with Trump about endorsing his campaign and taking a job overseeing health and medical issues in a Trump admin, sources tell @jdawsey1 & @michaelscherer. Some Trump advisers thought he “would not be appropriate in such a job” pic.twitter.com/Rv9QOxzEfl
— John Hudson (@John_Hudson) July 22, 2024
Afterward, Trump’s aides raised concerns about the plan.
“[T]here were concerns among some Trump advisers that Kennedy — a fervent critic of vaccines — would not be appropriate in such a job [a health-related job] and that such an agreement could be problematic,” according to the Post.
The good news for those who are fans of RFK is that they “did not rule out the campaign eventually wanting Kennedy in the fold or potentially giving him a job in the administration if Trump wins.”
The Trump campaign has for its part tried to downplay the relevance of the Post’s report.
“President Trump met with RFK and they had a conversation about the issues just as he does regularly with important figures in business and politics because they all recognize he will be the next president of the United States,” a spokesperson told the paper.
As for Kennedy, he’s continuing his campaign for the time being.
“All I will say to you is I am willing to talk to anybody from either political party who wants to talk about children’s health and how to end the chronic disease epidemic,” Kennedy said Monday in an interview.
“I have a lot of respect for President Trump for reaching out to me. Nobody from the DNC, high or low, has ever reached out to me in 18 months. Instead, they have allocated millions to try to disrupt my campaign,” he added.
Indeed, the Democrat National Committee has essentially sought to rig the Democrat primary to prevent anyone else from challenging President Joe Biden’s candidacy.
Of course, all that fell by the wayside after Biden voluntarily pulled out of the campaign Sunday and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as his replacement/successor.
‘Uncharted waters’: Joe Biden announces EXIT from presidential race https://t.co/sMWV15YWWD via @BIZPACReview
— BPR based (@DumpstrFireNews) July 21, 2024
