Kennedy Jr. played down the endorsements, writing on social media that his family was “divided in our opinions but united in our love for each other.”
By Zeke Miller, Will Weissert and Chris Megerian, Associated PressJoe Kennedy speaks to members of the media before President Joe Biden arrives to speak to a Biden campaign event in Philadelphia, Thursday, April 18, 2024.
The decision to highlight the Kennedy family’s support more than six months from Election Day is an indication of how seriously Biden’s team is taking the threat of a long shot candidate using his last name’s lingering Democratic magic to siphon support from the incumbent. Biden planned to use Thursday’s event, which caps a three-day campaign swing in a battleground state critical to his reelection effort, to also sustain the pressure on Trump, the former Republican president and his party’s presumptive 2024 nominee.
Several notable members of the family were not endorsing, including Caroline Kennedy, the U.S. ambassador to Australia, and nonprofit leader Maria Shriver, which the Biden campaign said was due to their nonpolitical professional roles. “He is pro-science when it comes to the environment, but a conspiracy theorist when it comes to vaccines,” Tamas said.
Kennedy Jr. is also viewed warily by the Trump campaign. While Trump has released a recent video saying, “If I were a Democrat, I’d vote for RFK Jr. every single time over Biden,” he has sometimes criticized Kennedy Jr. as being more “radical left” than Biden.Biden’s travels were an opportunity to reconnect with his roots, starting on Tuesday in Scranton, where he lived until he was 10 years old.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Kennedy family members endorse Joe Biden’s 2024 campaign in snub to RFK JrMembers of RFK Jr.'s family will endorse Joe Biden at a Philadelphia campaign event.
Read more »
Kennedy Family Members Endorse Biden En Masse In Public Snub For Relative RFK Jr.I am a senior reporter for the Forbes breaking news team, covering health and science from the London office. Previously I worked as a reporter for a trade publication covering big data and law and as a freelance journalist and policy analyst covering science, tech and health.
Read more »
Kennedy family to endorse Biden over RFK Jr.Members of the Kennedy family are set to endorse President Biden at a campaign event in Philadelphia Thursday.
Read more »
Kennedy family members will endorse Joe Biden’s 2024 campaign in snub to RFK JrMembers of RFK Jr.'s family will endorse Joe Biden at a Philadelphia campaign event.
Read more »
15 members of Kennedy family endorse Biden in rebuke to RFK Jr.The Biden administration’s decision to promote the Kennedy family endorsement indicates their concerns that Robert Kennedy Jr.’s candidacy could impact Biden's reelection campaign.
Read more »
The Kennedy family will endorse President Joe Biden over RFK Jr. at a Philadelphia campaign eventKerry Kennedy, the sister of the presidential contender, daughter of former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, and niece of former President John F. Kennedy, will deliver the endorsements.
Read more »