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Over a twelve members of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s family, including six of his siblings, are endorsing President Biden successful Philadelphia Thursday moreover arsenic he makes his ain bid for Biden's occupation arsenic an independent candidate.
Kennedy's sister, Kerry Kennedy, is expected to praise Mr. Biden arsenic a leader successful nan mold of her father, Robert F. Kennedy, who "stood for adjacent justice, quality authorities and state from want and fearfulness — conscionable arsenic President Biden does today," according to excerpts of her remarks released by nan Biden campaign.
Her begetter served arsenic lawyer wide successful John F. Kennedy's management and was moving for president himself erstwhile he was assassinated successful 1968.
Speaking for nan family members who are endorsing Mr. Biden, Kerry Kennedy will besides person harsh words for presumptive Republican nominee and erstwhile President Donald Trump.
"I tin only ideate really Donald Trump's outrageous lies and behaviour would person horrified my father," she's expected to say, and will impeach Trump of "running to return america backwards, attacking nan astir basal authorities and freedoms that are halfway to who we are arsenic Americans."
The excerpts did not incorporate immoderate mention of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., but respective of his family members person already expressed their guidance to his candidacy.
When Kennedy announced successful October that he would driblet his run for nan presidency arsenic a Democrat and tally alternatively arsenic an independent, 4 of his siblings — documentary filmmaker Rory Kennedy, Kerry Kennedy, erstwhile Rep. Joe Kennedy II and erstwhile Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend — called his determination to reason Mr. Biden "dangerous to our country." In a connection astatine nan time, they said, "Bobby mightiness stock nan aforesaid sanction arsenic our father, but he does not stock nan aforesaid values, imagination aliases judgment." The 4 said of his determination to tally arsenic an independent that, "We denounce his candidacy and judge it to beryllium perilous for our country."
In summation to Kerry Kennedy, RFK Jr.'s siblings, Rory Kennedy, Joe Kennedy II, Christopher Kennedy, Maxwell Kennedy, and Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, arsenic good arsenic respective different relatives, are endorsing Mr. Biden Thursday.
Mr. Biden's run noted that nan president has agelong admired nan Kennedys and has cited nan Kennedy family's devotion to nan causes of justness and quality rights.
The president has had a bust of Robert F. Kennedy successful nan Oval Office and has said RFK inspired him to activity arsenic a nationalist defender and later tally for office.
A bust of Robert F. Kennedy is visible down President Biden successful nan Oval Office arsenic he speaks during a virtual gathering pinch Ireland's Prime Minister Micheal Martin connected St. Patrick's Day, March 17, 2021.
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Last month, connected St. Patrick's Day, Mr. Biden gave members of nan extended Kennedy family a backstage circuit of nan Oval Office and West Wing and celebrated pinch them and hundreds of guests astatine a vacation reception. Kennedy family members posted photos pinch nan president, signaling that they guidelines pinch him alternatively than pinch nan Kennedy moving against him.
Several of nan Kennedys will beryllium joining Mr. Biden for a grassroots organizing arena and will thief pinch elector outreach, according to nan campaign.
Kristin Brown, Allison Novelo and nan Associated Press contributed to this report.
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