Despite their political differences, former Presidents Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. agree that they want to work together to investigate regulatory corruption and the rise in chronic diseases plaguing the United States.
Kennedy Jr., a Democrat turned independent, appeared as a surprise guest at Trump’s rally in Glendale, Arizona, on Friday night. He endorsed Trump during a speech in Phoenix that same day. Kennedy eventually announced he was suspending his presidential campaign, but this was not the end, calling on residents of Democratic-leaning states to vote for him and expressing support for former President Donald Trump in battleground states.
Trump brought Kennedy up on stage and praised her decades of work promoting clean air, water and food free of toxins and pesticides, before giving her a few minutes to speak to a cheering crowd of several thousand.
“That’s why today I reiterate my commitment to work with Bobby to establish a commission of top experts to investigate the causes of the decades-long rise in chronic health problems and childhood diseases, including autoimmune diseases, autism, obesity and infertility,” Trump said. “We want every child in America to thrive and live a long, healthy life.”
This is the most extraordinary political moment I have ever witnessed.
Chants of “USA” and “Bobby” erupted as leaders from both Democrats and Republicans came together to challenge the oligarchy that has oppressed Americans for generations.
Listen to Trump’s speech: pic.twitter.com/I7T7tHTSWT
— Vigilant Fox (@VigilantFox) August 24, 2024
Speaking to the crowd, Kennedy recalled meeting with Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, shortly after the July 13 assassination attempt, and discussing “not the things that divide us, because we don’t agree on everything, but the values and the issues that unite us.”
“And one of the issues he talked about was safe food and ending the epidemic of chronic disease. Our kids are the unhealthiest, sickest kids in the world. Don’t you want healthy kids? And don’t you want chemicals out of our food? And don’t you want regulators free from corporate corruption?” he said, as the crowd cheered enthusiastically.And President Trump told me that’s what he wants.”
“And again, don’t you want to give your children a safe environment?” he later added.“Don’t you want to know the food you’re feeding your children is free of chemicals that cause cancer and chronic disease? And don’t you want a president who will make America healthy again?”
Let’s unite America.#RFKJr #Trump pic.twitter.com/f5NXgxdRJs
— Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (@RobertKennedyJr) August 24, 2024
Kennedy also said he aligned himself with Trump on ending neoconservative-led forever wars, restoring the middle class and protecting free speech.
“and [Trump] “Mr. Kennedy told me he wanted to end censorship because the backbone of American democracy is the free flow of information, and we know that governments that can silence dissent can get away with any atrocities,” he warned.
“Has there ever been a time in history when we could say that censors were good people? They’ve always been bad people, because censorship is always the first step on the slippery slope to totalitarianism. Wouldn’t you want a president who will protect American freedoms and protect us from totalitarianism?”
