Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., said in an interview Wednesday that it would be “great” if former President Trump and independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. teamed up to help Trump secure a second term in office.
Johnson particularly welcomed the prospect that Kennedy would drop out of the race to support Trump and instead be nominated to lead the Department of Health and Human Services if Trump wins a second term.
“If this is true, if this happens, Bobby Kennedy endorses Trump and Trump tells him he’ll be secretary of Health and Human Services, I think that’s fantastic news,” Johnson said during a radio interview on “Cats & Cosby” with hosts John Catsmatidis and Rita Cosby.
Johnson said Kennedy, a vaccine sceptic, would be able to “clean up” government health agencies and work with Trump toward his goal of “cleaning up the quagmire.”
“We have a huge problem with chronic disease in America, Bobby Kennedy has been talking about that for years, but we need to completely clean up the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Health. [Food and Drug Administration]in [National Institutes of Health]in [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]”I can’t think of anyone more qualified than Bobby Kennedy,” Johnson said, adding that “President Trump is going to be a busy man.”
“I can’t think of anybody better at clearing out the swamp than the duo of Bobby Kennedy at the Department of Health and Human Services and President Trump clearing out what’s left of the swamp,” Johnson added.
Johnson’s interview comes amid growing speculation that Kennedy may soon end his campaign and endorse Trump. Kennedy announced on Wednesday that he would speak about “our current historical moment and the path forward” in a speech this Friday.
A Kennedy campaign official spoke by phone on Wednesday to discuss the campaign’s progress, The Hill reported. ABC News reported that Kennedy It could end his campaign. He said he was considering endorsing Trump by the end of the week but had not yet made a decision.
President Trump said earlier this week that he was open to giving Kennedy a role in his administration.
“I didn’t know that he was considering leaving the country, but if he was considering leaving the country, of course I would be open to that,” Trump said in an interview with CNN on Tuesday.
“I respect him,” he added.
Kennedy’s running mate, Nicole Shanahan, said in a podcast released Tuesday that she and Kennedy are exploring their options and are considering working with the Trump campaign.
“We are seriously considering ensuring that those who have corrupted our fair and free democracy are not in power in November,” she said.
“There are two options we are considering: one is to stay, [a new political party]But with Kamala Harris [Harris running mate Tim] “We’re not going to put Walz in office to try to draw votes away from Trump,” she said, “or we can either back out now and align ourselves with Donald Trump and explain to his supporters why we’re making this decision.”
