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(NEXSTAR) – As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Donald Trump some hole to look astatine 2 abstracted events successful Arizona Friday, grounds is increasing that the 2 program to articulation forces.
The 2 statesmanlike candidates person been negotiating this week, The Hill reports, implicit scenarios successful which third-party campaigner Kennedy would endorse erstwhile President Trump arsenic helium leaves the race.
Ahead of a planned speech, Kennedy's run said successful a Pennsylvania tribunal filing Friday that helium is endorsing Donald Trump for president. Kennedy's run besides requested that helium beryllium removed from the Pennsylvania ballot, though it was not instantly wide that helium was officially dropping retired of the race.
Kennedy was scheduled to talk astatine 2 p.m. Eastern clip successful Phoenix “about the contiguous humanities infinitesimal and his way forward,” according to his campaign, though helium was moving astatine slightest 40 minutes down schedule. (Kennedy's quality volition beryllium streamed unrecorded successful the video subordinate astatine the apical of this communicative erstwhile it begins.)
Hours later, Trump volition clasp a rally successful neighboring Glendale. Trump's run has teased that helium volition beryllium joined by “a peculiar guest,” though neither run responded to messages astir whether Kennedy would beryllium that guest.
The 2 campaigns person ramped up their compliments to each different and engaged successful behind-the-scenes discussions successful caller weeks, according to those acquainted with the efforts. Both campaigns person spent months accusing Democrats of weaponizing the ineligible strategy for their ain benefit. And some person hinted publically that they could beryllium unfastened to joining forces, with the shared extremity of limiting the predetermination chances of Democratic statesmanlike nominee Kamala Harris.
Trump told NewsNation successful an interrogation Thursday it "would beryllium an honor" to person Kennedy's endorsement.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
