Former President Donald Trump took to his Truth Social platform on Friday to tear down a candidate he hasn't frequently mentioned before: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Some of his supporters didn't like it.
"RFK Jr. is a Democrat 'Plant,' a Radical Left Liberal who’s been put in place in order to help Crooked Joe Biden, the Worst President in the History of the United States, get Re-Elected," wrote Trump. "A Vote for Junior’ would essentially be a WASTED PROTEST VOTE, that could swing either way, but would only swing against the Democrats if Republicans knew the true story about him. Junior’ is totally Anti-Gun, an Extreme Environmentalist who makes the Green New Scammers look Conservative, a Big Time Taxer and Open Border Advocate, and Anti-Military/Vet…"
"His Radicalized Family will never allow him to be a Republican, and his Chief 'Funder' is the V.P. Candidate that nobody ever heard of, except her ex-husband, who’s been stripped of a big chunk of cash," Trump continued. "She puts herself down as a businesswoman, or maybe a doctor, and actually, I guess you could say that she’s right. Her business was doing surgery on her husband’s wallet! She’s more Liberal than Junior’ by far, not a serious person, and only a Pot of Cash to help get her No Chance Candidate on the Ballot."
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His rant extended to a third post. "I lived with RFK Jr. in New York and watched him convince Governor Cuomo to make Environmental moves that were outright NASTY. Upstate New York was not allowed to drill or frack as Ohio, Pennsylvania, and others ripped off New York Energy. Because of this, prices have skyrocketed all over that part of the Country, but especially Upstate New York and New England. Their Energy Costs are the highest in the U.S., with the exception of California, run by Gavin Newscum, the Worst Governor in the State’s History. I’d even take Biden over Junior’, because our Country would last a year or two longer prior to collapse - But it would be dead either way. His Views on Vaccines are FAKE, as is everything else about his Candidacy. Let the Democrats have RFK Jr. They deserve him!"
In the replies of Trump's post, some of his followers didn't agree.
"OK hold on here," wrote @Cotton821. "I've been watching RFK Jr and I will be voting for Trump. But I do not agree with what you said here based on the interviews I've seen of RFJ Jr. Sorry."
Another Trump supporter, @mrcharles, said, "Not much difference between him and the Republican Congress." Trump has, of course, supported the GOP Congress.
@anastunya, a self-identified Trump delegate in 2016, said to Trump, "It's your [WinRed] advisors that are scamming you."
"Not very bright but wealthy [Donald Trump Jr.] and [Lara Trump] all convinced that asking poor Americans for $$$ a dozen times a day is going to get more votes," the user added. "I'm sick of [WinRed] and other mercenaries asking for money. They will make you lose and walk away with the money and go on to scam the next GOP idiot candidate."
Trump supporter @rms4republic wrote, "Who wrote this?"
@McConkeysFury76 added, "I'm a Trump fan, but easy on calling out anti gun guys. Your own record doesn't help your argument with gun owners. Bumpstocks, red flags, I'm pretty sure you've made your share of anti gun policies."
@Douglas26, an "emphatic Trump MAGA voter," said, "I VEHEMENTLY disagree with DJT on this."
"RFK is Joey's second-worst-nightmare," he then added. "DJT should NOT be speaking against RFK!!"
In the nascent stages of the 2024 election cycle, when Kennedy was running as a Democrat, many of Trump's allies encouraged his run; however, now that he is an independent, many of them are genuinely scared he could end up siphoning more votes from Trump than Biden.
While Kennedy has championed a number of liberal and progressive causes over the years, he is best known for a handful of outspoken stances that overlap with Trump supporters. In particular, he has promoted anti-vaccine conspiracy theories, some of which have been coupled with antisemitic notions about COVID being a bioweapon "ethnically targeted" to spare Jews. He also aligned himself with the cause of the January 6 defendants, falsely claiming that none of them were armed during the Capitol attack and criticizing their detention.