Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to make a campaign speech addressing “his path forward” on Friday, days after his running mate said the campaign faced a choice about staying in the 2024 election or dropping out to back Donald Trump.
Kennedy’s campaign announced he will hold an event in Phoenix, Arizona, on Friday. Trump, meanwhile, is also set to host an event in Glendale, a Phoenix suburb, on Friday night.
Nicole Shanahan, Kennedy’s running mate, said Tuesday that the ticket is weighing two options right now. One is to stay in the race and “risk” a Harris-Walz presidency, as she put it in a podcast interview, while the other option was to drop out of the race and “join forces” with Trump.
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