Top Democratic strategist and Clinton insider David Axelrod expressed strong disapproval on Sunday over Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to suspend his presidential campaign and endorse former President Donald Trump. Axelrod suggested that Kennedy’s father, Robert F. Kennedy Sr., would have been deeply disappointed by his son’s actions.
“Robert F. Kennedy was my political hero. He battled fiercely & eloquently against poverty, injustice, and for economic fairness. Sadly, RFK Jr., who made a rambling exit from the race today, proves that sometimes an apple DOES fall far from the tree…in this case, down a hill and over a cliff,” Axelrod wrote on X.
He further added, “Robert F. Kennedy Sr. would have been appalled to see his son cut a deal to drop out of the race and endorse Trump.”
Kennedy announced the suspension of his campaign during a news conference on Friday in Arizona, where he argued that it was the Democratic Party that had abandoned him, rather than the other way around.
“Sixteen months ago, in April of 2023, I launched my campaign for president of the United States. I began this journey as a Democrat, the party of my father, my uncle, the party which I