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Trump’s team reached out to RFK Jr. ‘early on’ about serving as VP: ‘Wouldn’t write it off’
Nypost ^ | 01/27/2024 | Jon Levine

Posted on 01/27/2024 8:35:04 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27

People close to former President Trump made preliminary overtures to Robert F. Kennedy about the possibility of serving as his running mate, The Post has learned.

“Trump operatives expressed an interest in Kennedy early on, but it was all premature,” said one person familiar with the matter, adding that it was “right out of the box when Bobby announced” in April 2023 he was running for president.

“Anything’s possible. I wouldn’t write it off by any means,” the insider continued.

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: badmove; dontdoit; dontfall4it; fakenews; justsayno; rfk; rfkjr; robertfkennedyjr; socialistfanclub; team; trump; vp
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I'm open to this. Thoughts concerns?
1 posted on 01/27/2024 8:35:04 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

This should be interesting…


2 posted on 01/27/2024 8:40:06 AM PST by orlop9
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To: ChicagoConservative27

No. No democrats.

He got bitten by his former VP, a Republican. A Democrat would only be worse.

“People close to former President Trump made preliminary overtures to Robert F. Kennedy about the possibility of serving as his running mate, The Post has learned.

“Trump operatives expressed an interest in Kennedy early on, but it was all premature,” said one person familiar with the matter”

Anonymous sources. I don’t trust this article.


3 posted on 01/27/2024 8:40:42 AM PST by lowbridge ("Let’s check with Senator Schumer before we run it" - NY Times)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Smart for election. You’ve got the one name that MIGHT divide Dems when Michelle runs. And that’s why I doubt RFK would do it. But with Trump’s age, I’m very queasy with a pseudo liberal/conservative as VP.


4 posted on 01/27/2024 8:41:17 AM PST by mairdie (Trump - Nessun Dorma, from Puccini's Turandot - Luciano Pavarotti https://youtu.be/MigUKGKr-nQ)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Gee, I dunno. Perhaps because RFKjr is a lefty. Conservatives are so stupid. Like Fettermen, RFKjr is correct about several issues and the right wants to immediately marry him and have his baby. Smacks of desperation.


5 posted on 01/27/2024 8:41:22 AM PST by Right Brother (Pray for God's intervention to stop UMCRevMom's invasion of Free Republic)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Nope! To wacko!


6 posted on 01/27/2024 8:41:23 AM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Nope.
One thing we have learned over the decades is pandering to the left never helps you in the long run.
Kristi Noem is my pick.

Trump needs to pick his staff OUTSIDE of NY to keep them removed from the attack lawsuits that will come.


7 posted on 01/27/2024 8:41:57 AM PST by Zathras
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Aha.....he’s just what Trump needs......an insurance policy.

Dems fear RFK much much more than they fear Trump.


8 posted on 01/27/2024 8:42:17 AM PST by Liz (Matthew 11.28-30: Come to me, all you who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give strength.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
People close to former President Trump made preliminary overtures to Robert F. Kennedy about the possibility of serving as his running mate, The Post has learned.

If those 'people' don't admit it, then it did not happen.

9 posted on 01/27/2024 8:42:40 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: mairdie

He’s not a pseudo liberal he’s to the left of Biden!


10 posted on 01/27/2024 8:44:00 AM PST by Reily (!!)
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To: rktman

Trump had leftist tendencies when he started but the constant attacks have pushed him into reality, it might be the same for kennedy. I just think there are other candidates that would be more reliable.


11 posted on 01/27/2024 8:44:29 AM PST by bboise
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Made for each other.


12 posted on 01/27/2024 8:45:04 AM PST by Liz (Matthew 11.28-30: Come to me, all you who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give strength.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Write it off.


13 posted on 01/27/2024 8:45:22 AM PST by devane617 (Discipline Is Reliable, Motivation Is Fleeting..)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Thinking logically, assuming this actually happened, the two “juniors” (no pejorative intended), they would most likely win in a landslide.

But the logical extension, in four years we would be handing the POTUS to a liberal progressive. Maybe not as extreme as the commmies running the show now, but definitely a liberal.

Can’t/ain’t gonna happen - IMHO . . .


14 posted on 01/27/2024 8:45:31 AM PST by MCSETots
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To: Zathras

Kristi Noem’s closet is big enough for an entire football team so it ain’t going to happen.


15 posted on 01/27/2024 8:47:01 AM PST by devane617 (Discipline Is Reliable, Motivation Is Fleeting..)
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RFK is more reasonable than most Dems since I think he actually believes what he says unlike most liberals in politics or tv but I wouldn’t want him as a VP
But he could be good in a cabinet position.


16 posted on 01/27/2024 8:47:24 AM PST by escapefromboston (Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
Amnesty is the deal-breaker.

VP RFKjr's comrades would sabotage TrumpII seven ways to Sunday for that alone. Or if you put VP RFKjr in charge of the Church Commission II, probably buy a Deep State jackpot for both of them.

Now otoh, TrumpII could make RFKjr the vaxx czar. That would drive Big Pharma out of their tiny little minds.

17 posted on 01/27/2024 8:48:34 AM PST by StAnDeliver (TrumpII)
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To: Reily

RFK is lefty on many issues—cannot deny that.

That said he is amazing life insurance, about as good as it gets.

Picking a somewhat obscure conservative as VP is not good life insurance—the Deep State will go hard at compromising them one way or the other.

How important is life insurance?

I would want it.


18 posted on 01/27/2024 8:48:57 AM PST by cgbg ("Our democracy" = Their Kleptocracy)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Mixed Nuts?


19 posted on 01/27/2024 8:49:17 AM PST by Babba Gi
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To: MCSETots

.......thinking ahead, in four years we would be handing the POTUS to a liberal progressive. Maybe not as extreme as the commmies running the show now, but definitely a liberal.........


Dont ever, ever underestimate Trump......RFK could serve as
VP “as long as Trump needs him”......then its goodbye Bobby.


20 posted on 01/27/2024 8:50:15 AM PST by Liz (Matthew 11.28-30: Come to me, all you who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give strength.)
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