RFK Jr. responds to his family supporting Biden

Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Sunday acknowledged expressions of support from more than a dozen of his family members who support Democratic President Joe Biden, noting that he feels no ill will over the family’s political divisions, the AP reports. “Some of them don’t like me running,” Kennedy said of his family members after a comedy showcase in suburban Detroit to benefit his campaign. Kennedy — who launched an independent presidential bid last year after first challenging Biden for the Democratic nomination — responded last week to messages of support from his sister and other family members, a move by the Biden campaign that signals how seriously the president’s team it takes a long time. shot candidate who uses the lingering Democratic magic of his last name to siphon support from the incumbent.

He then described the family debates that he said his father had orchestrated among his children. Kennedy said Sunday night that the exercise showed him a respectful way to take opposing positions with people he cares about without taking it personally. “I debated it with information and passion, and not to hate each other because we disagreed,” he said. “I love my family no matter what.” Kennedy — who named Biden’s Oval Office bust RFK, as well as his family members who currently work in Biden’s administration as well as on his own presidential campaign — made his comments in Michigan, where the campaign secured entry into the general election last week.

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