Kennedy Challenges Trump To Debate At End Of Month

 

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in Brooklyn on May 1st. Photo by Jason Schott.

Independent Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Tuesday that he is challenging former President Donald J. Trump, the Republican nominee, to a debate when both candidates attend the Libertarian Convention in late May.

Kennedy put the offer out in an open letter on X, in which he challenged Trump to it as a way to try to hold on to his supporters, many of who are increasingly switching to RFK Jr. in this election cycle.

"They are upset that you blew up the deficit, shut down their businessess during Covid, and filled your administration with swamp creatures," writes Kennedy. "So I'd like to make you an offer. We're both going to be speaking at the upcoming Libertarian convention on May 24 and 25. It's perfect natural territory for you and me to have a debate while you can defend your record for your wavering supporters." (NOTE: the full letter is at the end of this report)

This outreach by Kennedy was accompanied with results of a recent Zogby poll that shows him beating Trump in a one-on-one matchup. The results of that poll, which the Kennedy campaign paid for, were announced by RFK Jr. in Brooklyn last Wednesday, and you can click here to read them. 

In addition, Kennedy also noted CNN and Quinnipiac polls showing he is above the 15 percent threshold for inclusion in Presidential debates.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.s Letter To Former President Trump On X:

Dear President Trump,

I'm grateful to you for calling attention to the rigged polling methodologies that biased DNC-influenced media have used against you We have this concern too, and I'm happy to show you the deceptive methodologies used by DNC-allied pollsters who pretend that I'm in single digits. You have correctly charactrized these as "fake polls."

This is why we did our own poll with Zogby - the largest and most accurate poll of this election cycle. We had Zogby ask about head-to-head matchups. (1) You versus President Biden. (2) Me versus President Biden. (3) Me versus you. The results? You beat President Biden handily. I crush him as well, by even more. And against each other, I beat you in a nail-biter.

In a three-way, you are ahead but I'm coming up strong. Two new polls (CNN and Quinnipiac) have me above the 15% debate threshold. Another (Activote) has me at 26% among young voters. And you and I are tied among America's 70 million Independents.

I'm also drawing a lot of voters from your former supporters. They are upset that you blew up the deficit, shut down their businessess during Covid, and filled your administration with swamp creatures.

So I'd like to make you an offer. We're both going to be speaking at the upcoming Libertarian convention on May 24 and 25. It's perfect natural territory for you and me to have a debate while you can defend your record for your wavering supporters.

You yourself have said you're not afraid to debate me as long as my poll numbers are decent. Well, they are. In fact, I'm the only presidential candidate in history who has polled ahead of both major party candidates in head-to-head races.

So let's meet at the Libertarian convention and show the American public that at least two of the major candidates aren't afraid to debate each other. I asked the convention organizers and they are game for us to use our time there to bring the American people the debate they deserve!

Sincerely, 

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.