Multiple members of the Kennedy family denounced Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to endorse former President Donald Trump, calling the move a “betrayal.”
“We want an America filled with hope and bound together by a shared vision of a brighter future, a future defined by individual freedom, economic promise and national pride,” said a statement signed by five of the former independent presidential candidate’s siblings.
“We believe in Harris and Walz,” the statement continued. “Our brother Bobby’s decision to endorse Trump today is a betrayal of the values that our father and our family hold most dear. It is a sad ending to a sad story.”
The statement includes signatures from Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Courtney Kennedy, Kerry Kennedy, Chris Kennedy and Rory Kennedy.
Joe Kennedy III, a grandson of Robert F. Kennedy, reacted to the statement, sharing it on X and writing that it was “well said.”
Separately, the former candidate’s cousin Jack Schlossberg said that he has “never been less surprised in my life.”
“Been saying it for over a year — RFKjr is for sale, works for Trump. Bedfellows and loving it,” he posted to X ,”Kamala Harris is for the people — the easiest decision of all time just got easier.”
Schlossberg is the grandson of former President John F. Kennedy.
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