By Jessica Orsini
Last Friday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. did something that even six months ago would have shocked the world: he endorsed Donald J. Trump. He did so in a press conference with claims of high-minded ethics and principles, a litany carefully crafted so as to make it seem that this was his last honest option, his final true path forward. And this was a painful lie, one that the entire Kennedy clan has condemned.
Jessica Orsini
In truth, the road to this debacle goes back decades. RFK Jr. always believed that he was owed more than he received: more position, more attention, and most of all more respect. He was the scion of greatness, and felt that he deserved the same. But he squandered it with a lifetime of questionable decisions, of bizarre behaviors, and of adherence to and vociferous support for a vast array of conspiracy theories.
Back in March of 2023, he announced a bid for the Democratic nomination for the presidency in an apparent belief that the party would rally around another Kennedy, and that they would do so despite his complete lack of experience; he had never been either elected or appointed to any governmental office. When it became very clear that the party — both its leadership and its rank-and-file membership — were having none of it, he declared himself an independent, joining vanity candidates such as Cornel West and Jill Stein in a Quixotic quest for the highest office in the land without benefit of either grassroots support or anything resembling a real base.
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