In an interview on CNN, Kerry Kennedy — sister to now former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. — reaffirmed her support for this year’s Democratic White House ticket of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the face of her brother’s now continuing alliance with Republican pick Trump.
Robert recently claimed, following his announcement that he was stepping aside from this year’s election and endorsing Trump, that he was asked to participate in personnel selection for a potential future Trump Administration.
“This is a campaign about our country and about our world,” Kerry said on the air Tuesday.
“And, you know, the stakes this November couldn’t be higher, which is exactly why my entire family, with the exception of Bobby, will be fighting so hard to re-elect Kamala Harris and Coach Walz, who have been champions for our family values for years and years and years. Donald Trump is the polar opposite. He’s a threat to our most basic freedoms that are core to who we are as Americans, the right for women to control their bodies, to live in communities safe from gun violence, to love who you love. He said he’ll be a dictator on day one and is willing to suspend the Constitution in order to take revenge against those who do not support him.”
Kerry and other siblings of Robert already spoke out separately against the latter’s new support of Trump’s campaign for president. Robert’s involvement in this year’s race for the White House started with an ill-fated campaign in this year’s Democratic presidential primary against then-contender President Joe Biden, who was expected to be this year’s Democratic pick for the general election but, near the end of July, withdrew from the 2024 race and endorsed Harris to replace him. Biden publicly reaffirmed his support for Harris at the recent Democratic National Convention.
