President Trump slams RFK Jr. on social media: 'Protest vote was in vain'

Former President Trump on Friday opposed independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., despite weeks of prodding him against President Biden, his likely rival in November. showed a violent attitude.

In a series of posts on Truth Social, President Trump suggested that Kennedy had joined the campaign to help Biden's re-election bid, and that his running mate, Nicole Shanahan, was not a serious candidate. insisted.

“RFK Jr. is a Democratic Party 'plant,' a radical left-liberal installed to help re-elect Crooked Joe Biden, the worst president in American history,” President Trump wrote. “A vote for Junior is essentially a wasted protest vote that could swing either way, but only against Democrats if Republicans knew the truth about him. Dew.”

In what appeared to be a reversal of previous comments, he suggested he would support Mr. Biden over Mr. Kennedy. Last month, the former president touted the front-runner's campaign as “great for MAGA,” referencing his frequently used slogan, “Make America Great Again.”

“RFK Jr. is by far the most radical leftist candidate in this race. He is a big fan of the Green New Scam and other economic-destroying disasters,” Trump wrote at the time. “I think this means he's going to take votes away from Crooked Joe Biden. That would be a great service to America.”

“It's great for MAGA, but it's going to be very difficult for him to get on the ballot because of the Communist Party,” he added in March.

His comments came after a recent NBC News poll showed that Mr. Kennedy's campaign could actually undermine Mr. Trump's changes after returning to the White House.

In-person voting polls released Sunday showed Mr. Trump leading Mr. Biden by 2 points. However, with the addition of third-party candidates, the incumbent took the lead.

According to the Hill/Decision Desk Headquarters Polling Average Index, Biden and Trump's approval ratings were tied at 41.3 percent, taking Kennedy into account.