RFK Jr. suspended his campaign and endorsed Trump on Friday. Here’s why it matters.

 

Courier

John,

In a development that literally everyone saw coming, on Friday, anti-vaxxer Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. suspended his presidential campaign and threw his support behind Former President Donald Trump.

In a long, rambling speech, RFK Jr. spouted conspiracy theories about food companies, COVID-19, and social media. He even sounded a bit like Trump, accusing the DNC and President Biden of rigging the election against him 🙄 

The most delusional thing he said, though, was that he “could still conceivably end up in the White House.” 🤣

Here’s the thing, John: while we love to laugh at RFK Jr., his support for Trump is dangerous.

We’ll explain more in a second, but if you support our mission to call out conspiracy theorists like RFK and the right-wing, can you chip in $25 now?

Since joining the presidential race last year, RFK Jr. has found an unofficial home in MAGA America. He’s become a regular on Fox News, Newsmax, and right-wing podcasts like those hosted by Ben Shapiro and Megyn Kelly.

And when he’s on these shows, he’s spouting the same conspiratorial nonsense Trump does. He’s famously anti-vax and has even asserted that the convictions of January 6 rioters may be politically motivated. A former House Republican even called him a “MAGA crazy Republican.”

Now, the two ridiculous conspiracy theorists are united against Kamala Harris in 2024, and election lies and sensationalism are going to spread like wildfire. 

COURIER is prepared to stop it. We saw this coming, and we’re ready to fight back against the misinformation super-spreader campaign that’s going to sprout from RFK and Trump joining forces. 

We need your help to keep fighting back. Our reporters in our 11 battleground newsrooms across the country work tirelessly to bring factual, unbiased news to the inboxes and social media feeds where people spend their time. Can you pitch in $25 now to keep our newsrooms running?

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