RFK Jr. Refutes Harris Story, Says of Democrats: “Cannot reconcile it with my values”

 

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a food pantry in Queens in February. Photo by Jason Schott.

There were stories on Wednesday night in the New York Times and Washington Post that Independent Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to talk to Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris about ending his bid for the White House and endorsing her with the promise of a Cabinet position.

Those efforts have not come to fruition, as Harris’ campaign claims it has no interest in dealing with Kennedy. 

On Thursday morning, Kennedy took to social media (@RobertKennedyJr) to address the story, and he posted this:

“VP Harris’s Democratic Party would be unrecognizable to my father and uncle and I cannot reconcile it with my values.

The Democratic Party of RFK and JFK was the party of civil liberties and free speech. VP Harris’s is the party of censorship, lockdowns, and medical coercion.

Kennedy Democrats were anti-war. Kamala’s is riddled with neocon warmongers.

The RFK/JFK Dems were allies of Main Street, cops, firefighters, and working people. VP Harris’s is the party of Big Tech, Big Pharma and Wall Street.

My dad and uncle’s party was the champion of voting rights and fair elections. VP Harris’s is the party of lawfare, disenfranchisement, and the coronation of its candidates by corporate donors and party elites.

I’ve used our nation’s courts to prosecute corporations who hurt Black Americans. VP Harris uses our nation’s courts to mercilessly prosecute Black Americans and exploit them for their labor.

My father and uncle prided themselves on their skills at debate and ability to articulate a coherent vision for our country. VP Harris is scared to debate and can’t survive an unscripted interview. Instead of outlining a vision, she relies on middleschool tactics - memes, forged headlines, infantile slogans (Joy!) and name calling (“Republicans are weird.”)

I’ve spent years battling government corruption and lies. VP Harris spent years gaslighting Americans about the health of our Commander in Chief.

I have no plans to endorse Kamala Harris for President. I do have a plan to defeat her.”