Donald Trump welcomed the prospect of receiving an endorsement from Robert F. Kennedy Jr., amid growing speculation that the independent presidential candidate could soon drop out of the race.
During a phone interview on Fox & Friends Thursday morning, the former president said: “As you know, he’s a little different kind of a guy, a very smart guy, and a very good person.”
“If he endorsed me, I would be honored by it. I would be very honored by it. He really has his heart in the right place.”
Numerous reports suggest Kennedy will abandon his bid for president on Friday and endorse Trump. Both men are scheduled to be in Arizona that day. Kennedy, who was a Democrat for most of his life, is seeking a deal with Trump, proposing to endorse the Republican in exchange for a cabinet position in a potential Trump administration, according to ABC News.
The Kennedy campaign declined to comment.
Trump told CNN this week he would “be open” to giving Kennedy a job in his administration if he drops out of the race and endorses him.
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On Fox & Friends Thursday, Trump described Kennedy as a “respected” person and said the nephew of former President John F. Kennedy was undermined by his former party. He compared Kennedy’s struggles to the pressure Democrats applied on Biden to withdraw from his re-election bid. “What they did to him was what they did to Biden,” Trump remarked.
“Women love some of his policies, and I guess some don’t like some of his policies,” Trump said.
Kennedy said he wants to “bring unity” to the nation in a video posted on X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday.
“America is lucky it’s not in a civil war right now, yet we are in a kind of cold civil war. What is this experiment we call America? Let us look back and remember who we are and how our greatest leaders—like Abraham Lincoln—comported themselves in the face of civil war.”
Kennedy’s campaign revealed on Wednesday that he will address “his path forward” on Friday afternoon in Phoenix.
His running mate, Silicon Valley attorney Nicole Shanahan, discussed the possibility that Kennedy could “walk away right now and join forces” with Trump to block Harris from winning the White House on an episode of the Impact Theory podcast released on Tuesday.
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