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Former President Trump opened the doorway to the anticipation of giving Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a relation successful his medication if helium wins.
Trump, the Republican Party’s nominee, praised the Independent campaigner Tuesday amid increasing speculation that Kennedy mightiness driblet retired of the contention and connection his endorsement.
“He’s a superb guy. He’s a precise astute guy. I’ve known him for a precise agelong time,” Trump said successful an interrogation with CNN astir the biology lawyer and anti-vax proponent.
“I didn’t cognize helium was reasoning astir getting out, but if helium is reasoning astir getting out, surely I’d beryllium unfastened to it,” Trump said.
“I respect him,” helium added astir his third-party rival.
The anticipation of Trump-Kennedy concern has been a taxable for weeks arsenic the 2 arguable White House contenders vie for the aforesaid groups of voters.
Kennedy’s vice statesmanlike pick, Nicole Shanahan, hinted astatine the anticipation of a collaboration successful a podcast that aired the aforesaid time arsenic Trump’s comments.
In it, she told big Tom Bilyeu that 1 avenue she and Kennedy are considering is to extremity their run and backmost Trump with a associated endorsement.
Shanahan said they person a prime to “walk distant close present and articulation forces … with Donald Trump.” She did not bespeak whether that determination was presently successful the works.
She alternatively expressed concerns that staying successful the contention could perchance assistance Democratic nominee Vice President Harris and her moving mate Tim Walz triumph the election.
Trump suggested that a Kennedy endorsement would beryllium a affirmative enhancement to his campaign, which is presently moving fundamentally tied with Harris’s.
“I’m starring successful the polls, but not by arsenic much,” Trump said successful his interrogation with CNN.
