Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has recently become an open supporter of former President Trump, said in an interview Friday that he believes the president has “changed as a person.”
“If President Trump wins, people are going to see a very different President Trump than they did in his first term,” Kennedy said. said “All In” podcast host Jason Calacanis: “I think he's changed as a person. I've known him for 30 years.”
“But I think he's focused on his achievements,” he later added. “He told me a lot of interesting things about his last failure.”
The independent candidate also defended Trump against reports that he was involved with the conservative “Project 2025” plan released this year by the Heritage Foundation, though the former president and his campaign have actively distanced themselves from the 900-page plan.
Contributors to the plan include members of the former administration and other allies of Trump, and Democrats and rival Vice President Harris have included it in their pushback messages against the former president.
“And he brought the issue up with me and said, 'They always say I'm on Project 2025. I'd never read Project 2025 until they started bashing me,'” Kennedy said Friday. “He said it was written by a 'right-wing idiot,' which is exactly what he is.”
“I think he's interested in his legacy now. He wants to make a mark, he wants to make this country a better place,” he added later. “And I think he's listening to a broader range of voices. He's preparing to govern now.”
Kennedy's comments came just a week after he stopped campaigning in battleground states to endorse Trump and appear at rallies with him, but he said he still expected his name to appear on the ballot in most Republican and Democratic states.
Earlier this month, Trump also invited former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (I-Hawaii), who recently hosted a rally with Republican presidential candidates, to join his transition team.
“I'll be on the transition committee that will be choosing who will run the administration. There will be a wide range of stakeholders,” Kennedy said in an interview Friday, “but he's not just listening to a narrow right-wing group.”
