Several Kennedys have already made their support for President Biden known while making clear they oppose their relative Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s bid.
WASHINGTON ― Members of the Kennedy family, one of the most iconic names in Democratic politics, formally endorsed President Joe Biden’s reelection bid Thursday in a firm rejection of their relative Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is running for president as an independent.
The endorsement, which the Kennedy family made official at a Biden campaign rally in Philadelphia, is not a surprise. Several Kennedys had already made their support for Biden known, including by appearing with the president during a St. Patrick’s Day celebration at the White House last month.
Yet the showing from the families of President John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., including six of his siblings, is an important display for Biden as his allies work to keep third-party candidates from siphoning off voters from their coalition.
„We want to make crystal clear our feeling that the best way forward for America is to reelect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to four more years,“ Kerry Kennedy, daughter of Robert F. Kennedy and the younger sister of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., said at the event.
Kerry Kennedy delivered remarks on behalf of more than a dozen Kennedy family members.
She drew a parallel between Biden’s fight to keep former President Donald Trump from returning to power to her father’s political career.
