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Members of nan iconic Kennedy family, a longtime staple successful American politics, will reportedly denote a awesome endorsement successful nan 2024 statesmanlike race connected Thursday — a move expected to beryllium a snub of 1 of their ain seeking nan White House.
According to Axios, much than a twelve Kennedy family members will look alongside President Biden astatine an arena successful Philadelphia to publically backmost him complete Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who is driving Democrats to panic that his independent White House bid could lead to a triumph for erstwhile President Donald Trump.
"President Biden has been a champion for each nan authorities and freedoms that my begetter and uncles stood for," RFK Jr's sister, Kerry Kennedy, is expected to opportunity successful prepared remarks shared pinch Axios that reference nan precocious erstwhile President John F. Kennedy, nan precocious erstwhile U.S. Attorney General and New York Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, and nan precocious erstwhile Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy.
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Former President Donald Trump, independent statesmanlike campaigner Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and President Biden. (Getty Images)
"I tin only ideate really Donald Trump's outrageous lies and behaviour would person horrified my father," she is expected to say.
According to nan report, Biden will beryllium introduced by erstwhile Rep. Joe Kennedy III, D-Mass., who ran a grounded run for U.S. Senate successful 2018, and presently serves arsenic Biden's typical envoy to Northern Ireland.
The family members will past put successful immoderate activity connected behalf of nan Biden run successful Pennsylvania, a awesome plaything state, including making calls and knocking connected doors.
Fox News Digital has reached retired to Kennedy's run for comment.
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Former Rep. Joe Kennedy III, D-Mass., speaks onstage during nan Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Hosts 2019 Ripple Of Hope Gala & Auction In NYC connected December 12, 2019 successful New York City. (Mike Pont/Getty Images for Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights)
The announcement marks nan latest and astir forceful rebuke of RFK, Jr. by members of his family aft they described his candidacy arsenic "perilous for our country" past October pursuing his determination to tally arsenic an independent alternatively of a Democrat.
They've besides been critics of his past comments concerning nan COVID-19 pandemic, which he erstwhile suggested was engineered to target definite ethical groups.
Last month, nan Democratic National Committee launched an effort to soundlessness nan threat to Biden's re-election from third-party candidates, namely Kennedy, successful nan shape of a squad that is expected to actively combat them pinch ineligible challenges and guidance research.
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Independent statesmanlike campaigner Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks astatine a Cesar Chavez Day arena astatine Union Station connected March 30, 2024 successful Los Angeles, California. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Since its inception, members of nan squad station adjacent changeless disapproval of RFK, Jr. connected societal media, and person often referred to him arsenic a "spoiler" candidate. They person besides claimed Kennedy is successful cahoots pinch Trump successful bid to thief him win.
Earlier this month, the DNC accused RFK, Jr's campaign of acknowledging its domiciled arsenic a "spoiler" aft a female associated pinch nan run was captured connected video discussing run strategy and really Trump could triumph nan authorities of New York pinch nan independent campaigner connected nan ballot successful November.
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"The only measurement that Trump tin even, distant anticipation of taking New York is if Bobby is connected nan ballot," a aforesaid identified Kennedy run staffer, told a room of Republicans successful New York successful a video reviewed by Fox News Digital.
"If it’s Trump vs. Biden, Biden wins. Biden wins six days, 7 days a week. With Bobby successful nan mix, thing tin happen."
Fox News' Andrew Mark Miller contributed to this report.
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