Breaking: RFK Jr. Suspends Presidential Campaign, Will Join Forces With Trump to 'Save Millions of Children'

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. today suspended his campaign for president of the United States as an independent, telling the media he no longer saw a path forward to victory "in the face of relentless censorship."

Kennedy said that following discussions with former President Donald Trump, he has agreed to join forces with Trump in a unity party, which will allow the two to work together on "existential issues," including ending the war on Ukraine, censorship and the childhood chronic disease epidemic.

"I believe I have a moral obligation to use this opportunity to save millions of children," Kennedy said.

Kennedy, founder and chairman on leave from Children's Health Defense - whose campaign defied the odds by gathering more than 1 million signatures in a drive to get on the ballot in all 50 states - said he will remain on the ballot except in a handful of battleground states.

Kennedy delivered a scathing rebuke to the Democratic Party and the DNC, which he said "dragged us into court, state after state after state" in a campaign of "legal warfare" to keep him off the ballot.

He promised that if Trump is elected, in addition to ending chronic disease in children, he will work with Trump to clean up corrupt agencies and the "corrupt food system."

Kennedy said he reached out to the Harris campaign in an attempt to engage them on issues he believes are critical to the country's future, but the campaign didn't respond.

Calling it a difficult choice to join the Trump campaign Kennedy said, "I have the certainty that this is what I'm meant to do. ... Ultimately the only thing that will save our country and our children is if we choose to love our kids more than we hate each other."

Kennedy launched his campaign on April 20, 2023, with a nearly two-hour speech in Boston, during which he vowed to reduce chronic disease in children.

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He reminded the audience of the obligation America's leaders have to protect children - from toxic pesticides, from dangerous pharmaceuticals and from the "corrupt merger of state and corporate power" that robs future generations of their health and of their ability to achieve financial security.

On Oct. 9, 2023, Kennedy said he would no longer challenge President Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination for U.S. president, announcing that he instead would run for president as an independent.

He told a crowd in Philadelphia that most Americans are tired of divisive politics and that they agree more than they disagree when it comes to issues like the environment, education and the economy.

"We agree that we want a clean environment and wholesome communities for our kids," Kennedy said.

He accused both parties of being beholden to corporate donors.

Kennedy ended his speech with these words:

"The most unifying theme for all Americans is that we all love our children. If we all unite around this issue now, we will finally give them the protection, the health and the future that they deserve."