Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made headlines with his scathing critique of former President Trump, labeling him as the "worst President ever" and a "terrible human being."
Kennedy's remarks were revealed in a recent text exchange, as reported by The New Yorker.
According to The New Yorker's Clare Malone, Kennedy expressed his disdain for Trump in no uncertain terms. "In a recent text exchange, Kennedy told one person that Trump was 'a terrible human being. The worst President ever and barely human. He is probably a sociopath,'" Malone wrote in her profile on Kennedy. However, Kennedy's criticism didn't stop at Trump; he also claimed that President Biden was "more dangerous to the Republic and the planet" than his predecessor.
These revelations come in the wake of a phone call between Trump and Kennedy prior to the Republican National Convention last month. During this call, Trump, who was officially named the Republican Party's presidential nominee at the convention, expressed agreement with some of Kennedy's views on vaccines. A leaked video of the call also captured Trump encouraging Kennedy to "do something," assuring him that it would be "so good" for him and confidently stating, "we're going to win."
Kennedy, who swiftly apologized for the leak, was not opposed to the idea of serving in the Trump administration, according to Amaryllis Fox, his campaign director and daughter-in-law. Fox revealed that Trump's team had asked Kennedy, "Is there something that you want to do?" She also mentioned that Kennedy found the prospect of leading the Department of Health and Human Services "incredibly interesting." Despite his switch from Democrat to independent last fall, Kennedy would also consider serving in Vice President Harris's administration, should she win the upcoming election.
However, Kennedy's chances of securing the presidency in the 2024 election appear slim. A polling index by Decision Desk HQ shows Kennedy trailing significantly with only 4.2 percent of the vote, while Harris leads with 45.9 percent and Trump follows closely with 44.4 percent.
Kennedy himself acknowledged the improbability of his presidential aspirations in his conversation with The New Yorker. "I think I was always conscious that it was kind of a dangerous thing to make that [the presidency] my ambition," he admitted. "I always had at least a part of me that recognized the implausibility of ever achieving that."
Yet, Kennedy suggested that Trump's 2016 election victory, despite his own "skeletons in his closet," had broadened his perspective on what was politically achievable. "I think that it enlarged the notions of whats possible," Kennedy reportedly said.
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