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He is the free spirit of this American presidential campaign, candidate Robert Francis Kennedy Jr could well grab a few votes from the candidates of the two major American parties, Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Portrait of a man with an astonishing profile.
The last name of Robert Francis Kennedy Jr (RFK), independent candidate in the next American presidential election is known to everyone, but the politician has today attracted the wrath of his illustrious lineage for his conspiratorial escapades and his controversial remarks.
Nephew of former US President John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is none other than the son of Robert Kennedy, known as Bobby, who was assassinated in 1968, five years after his brother, former President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. But recently, members of the illustrious family of Democrats distanced themselves from Robert Francis Kennedy Jr, following comments considered insulting.
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Troubles with the police
At a very young age, Robert F. Kennedy Jr (RFK) stood out. France 24 recalls that he was expelled from private schools before being arrested for possession of marijuana and heroin. In 2001, it was no longer his addictions, which had since been resolved, but his ecological commitment that led him behind Puerto Rican bars. He was arrested for trying to enter an army camp suspected of polluting the island’s waters.
Committed to the planet
Man is indeed very involved in defending the environment. An activist, he also distinguished himself as a lawyer. He is the man who won the historic case against Monsanto in 2018.
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Militant antivax
These positions on vaccines are highly contested. Even before the arrival of Covid-19, he co-produced the film “Vaxxed” establishing a link between infant mortality and vaccination. For him, the vaccination measures are similar to those taken against the Jews by the Nazis. He even declared in 2022 that the situation of Americans was worse than that of Anne Frank, a comparison which earned him an outcry. For Democrat Gerry Connolly, RFK “holds vile, nauseating, racist, fanatical, anti-Semitic, anti-gay beliefs based on conspiracy theories.”
An independent Democrat
The 19 avril 2023, he presented his candidacy for nomination in the Democratic Party primaries but in October, he announced that he had abandoned this candidacy to run as an independent. His running mate is lawyer Nicole Shanahan.
