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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential ambition may have gained him national attention — especially given the threat that some Democrats believe he poses to President Joe Biden’s re-election — but it certainly has not endeared him to all of his family. On Thursday, 15 Kennedy family members — including six of RFK Jr.’s 10 siblings — publicly endorsed Biden during a campaign event with the president in Philadelphia. The endorsement is not surprising.
“Bobby might share the same name as our father, but he does not share the same values, vision or judgment,” they wrote in a statement. Joseph Kennedy III, a former member of Congress who now serves as Biden’s special envoy to Northern Ireland, told NBC News that the family’s endorsement of Biden brought up “challenging” feelings, yet “it’s something we believe has to be done.” RFK Jr.
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