On a recent episode of the political web show “The Young Turks,” co-host Cenk Uyghur admitted he was considering voting for independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. He accused President Biden and the Democratic Party of being anti-democratic.
Ahead of the announcement, Uyghur discussed why he agrees with the candidate’s recent headline-grabbing claim that Biden is a “far worse” threat to democracy than former President Trump.
Kennedy argued that the Biden administration is “worse” than the Trump administration, especially for forcing social media companies to censor certain opinions during the pandemic.
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“Young Turks” host Cenk Uyghur said he is “considering” voting for RFK Jr. in the presidential election. (1. Jamie McCarthy/Staff 2. Dear Dipaspil/Staff)
Uyghurs support this idea, but argue that Biden and the Democratic National Committee are anti-Democratic for different reasons than Kennedy, saying that Biden and members of his party “love fraud” in the election. Ta.
“He is right to be concerned that Biden is a threat to democracy. Perhaps not for the reasons he says, but as you know, Biden has supported anti-democratic movements within the primaries. “,” Uyghur said.
he continued“Democrats canceled elections in Florida. They tried to shut out candidates in North Carolina, Tennessee, all those states. That’s why they love election fraud.”
He blamed the media, saying, “Yes, I used the word rigged, okay? So if you’re a mainstream media, you can cry about that.” How about we talk about how it was canceled in 2017?” he added. Biden was just declared the winner of the primary. ”
Uyghurs also claim that “the regime has been killing democracy in many ways long before Donald Trump tried,” through wealthy donors who influence most U.S. policy. He accused both major political parties of “exploiting fear.” “It’s about getting votes.
He was also critical of Kennedy, accusing him of trying to pander to both Republicans and Democrats in his campaign, but said he was now considering voting as an independent.
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Cenk Uyghur, host of the TV show “The Young Turks with Cenk Uyghur,” recently said of RFK: Junior may be a better candidate to be president than President Biden. (Cebu Daily/Sports File via Getty Images)
Uyghur declared, “The most surprising thing is that today I am considering RFK Junior for the first time.”
Co-host Ana Kasparian seemed surprised by the announcement, exclaiming, “What?!” Now on air.
Mr. Uyghur tried to explain to her that the candidate “is making fun of Cocoa Puffs when it comes to vaccines. And when it comes to some of the other things he believes in conspiracy theories, I don’t believe them at all.” Admitted.
“So why on God’s green earth would I consider RFK Jr.?” he asked, and then said, “But I thought about it, Anna, and Trump would be the guy in a million years if I were.” Biden is funding genocide right now, he’s a terrible choice, he’s been corrupt all his life, he’s just…” You’re not going to get anything but corruption from Joe Biden. ”
His main rationale was that he did not think Mr. Kennedy was worse than Mr. Biden on key issues.
“So am I sure that RFK Jr. will be worse?” Uyghur asked, adding, “He will probably be worse than him, probably in terms of health and science… but dissidents And as for everything else, like money being drained from politics…I don’t think RFK Jr. is any worse than Biden.” . ”
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