Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Friday he is suspending his longshot campaign for president and instead supporting Donald Trump.
, Arizona, during which he encouraged voters in red or blue states to vote for him but said he would remove himself from the ballot in battleground states where he could act as a "spoiler."
Trump, who was in Nevada campaigning as Kennedy spoke, quickly celebrated his support. Trump will be in Arizona later Friday to hold a rally in Glendale, where he teased he would be joined by a "special guest." In his Phoenix speech, a teary-eyed Kennedy made clear he was basing his choice around his yearslong passion for one key issue: chronic illness in children.
"I felt that if I refused this opportunity, I would not be able to look myself in the mirror knowing that I could have saved lives of countless children and reversed this country's chronic disease epidemic." Kennedy gave his remarks in a ballroom at a downtown Phoenix hotel, with dozens of staff and top supporters having flown in with little notice to attend the hastily prepared event.
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