Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed on Monday that Republican Donald Trump’s campaign team asked him to consider being the former president’s running mate. A Trump senior advisor has since denied the claim.
In an X post on Monday, Kennedy asserted that Trump’s “emissaries” approached him to serve in the position, which he then “respectfully declined.” Kennedy did not elaborate further on who these emissaries were or what role they played in the campaign.” The X post came as a response to Trump calling Kennedy an “ultra-left radical.”
“President Trump calls me an ultra-left radical. I’m soooo liberal that his emissaries asked me to be his VP. I respectfully declined the offer,” Kennedy wrote, “I am against President Trump, and President Biden can’t win.”
Chris LaCivita, a Republican strategist in a senior advisory role with the Trump campaign, countered Kennedy’s claim over X, dismissing him as a “leftie loonie” who would never be considered for the ticket. This is also not the first time LaCivita has publicly refuted claims suggesting Trump would select Kennedy for such a position. In his recent dismissal, LaCivita references an older post he made regarding a Fox News report that indicated Kennedy was an early choice for Trump as “100% FAKE NEWS.”
Perhaps if the Trump campaign is looking for a really unconventional running mate they could consider Hunter Biden. By Election Day the ticket could both be convicted felons.