The Smart News Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made a significant move in the U.S. presidential race by halting his independent campaign and aligning with Donald Trump. This decision, which came shortly before Kennedy appeared alongside Trump at a rally in Arizona, is seen as a strategic shift that could potentially benefit Trump by consolidating support among Kennedy's backers. Kennedy's rationale for this change was based on his belief, as indicated by his internal polling, that his candidacy was more detrimental to Trump than to the Democratic nominee, Kamala Harris. However, public polls have not shown a substantial impact of Kennedy's campaign on the major-party candidates' support levels. Kennedy's concerns about free speech, the conflict in Ukraine, and what he perceives as a "war on our children" were the primary motivations behind his departure from the Democratic Party and his subsequent independent run, which he now redirects in support of Trump