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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reignited his telephone to statement erstwhile President Trump connected Tuesday, suggesting "perfect neutral territory" astatine the upcoming Libertarian Party normal arsenic the venue.
In a connection connected X, RFK Jr. acknowledged however some helium and Trump are already scheduled to talk astatine the upcoming normal connected May 24 and 25 successful Washington, D.C.
"It’s cleanable neutral territory for you and maine to have a debate wherever you tin support your grounds for your wavering supporters," Kennedy Jr. wrote to Trump. "You yourself person said you’re not acrophobic to statement maine arsenic agelong arsenic my canvass numbers are decent. Well, they are. In fact, I’m the lone statesmanlike campaigner successful past who has polled up of some large enactment candidates successful head-to-head races."
"So let’s conscionable astatine the Libertarian normal and amusement the American nationalist that astatine slightest 2 of the large candidates aren’t acrophobic to statement each other," helium added. "I asked the normal organizers and they are crippled for america to usage our clip determination to bring the American radical the statement they deserve!"
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., left, and Donald Trump are moving for president. (Getty Images)
Kennedy said helium was "grateful" to Trump for "calling attraction to the rigged polling methodologies that biased DNC-influenced media person utilized against you."
"We person this interest too, and I’m blessed to amusement you the deceptive methodologies utilized by DNC-allied pollsters who unreal that I’m successful azygous digits. You person correctly characterized these arsenic ‘fake polls,'" helium said.
Kennedy pointed to polling results from Zogby, an analytics steadfast helium contracted. The autarkic statesmanlike campaigner said that canvass shows Trump bushed President Biden "handily" successful a head-to-head matchup.
"I crush him arsenic well, by adjacent more. And against each other, I bushed you successful a nail-biter," RFK Jr. claimed. "In a three-way, you are up but I’m coming up strong. Two caller polls (CNN and Quinnipiac) person maine supra the 15% statement threshold. Another (Activote) has maine astatine 26% among young voters. And you and I are tied among America’s 70 cardinal Independents."
Former President Donald Trump and lawyer Todd Blanche astatine Manhattan transgression tribunal connected Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Sarah Yenesel/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
RFK. Jr. said he's besides drafting a batch of voters from erstwhile Trump supporters who are "upset that you blew up the deficit, unopen down their businesses during Covid, and filled your medication with swamp creatures."
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Six months before Election Day, Biden and Trump – the presumptive Democrat and Republican nominees – are locked successful the archetypal contention successful 112 years with a existent and erstwhile president competing for the White House. Kennedy, meanwhile, has progressively been challenging Biden and Trump to statement him successful caller weeks, hoping to bring his autarkic candidacy much mainstream.
Kennedy's run remains determined to get him connected the ballot successful each 50 states. So far, RFK Jr. is connected the ballot successful 10 states, The Hill reported.
President Biden waves arsenic helium walks connected the South Lawn of the White House aft returning connected Marine One, successful Washington, DC, connected May 6, 2024. ( ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
Either Biden oregon Trump would beryllium the oldest president ever sworn successful connected Inauguration Day.
Trump is successful the midst of the archetypal of perchance 4 transgression trials and facing felony charges. The Constitution does not forestall him from assuming the presidency if convicted — oregon adjacent if helium is successful prison.
Biden, who volition crook 82 years aged conscionable weeks aft Election Day, Nov. 5, is already the oldest president successful U.S. history; Trump is 77.
Independent statesmanlike campaigner Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a "No Spoiler" pledge for the upcoming elections astatine a run halt successful Brooklyn. (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Privately, Democratic operatives adjacent to the run interest perpetually astir Biden's wellness and voters' dim perceptions of it, according to the Associated Press. In caller weeks, aides person begun walking astatine Biden’s broadside arsenic helium strolls to and from Marine One, the statesmanlike helicopter, connected the White House South Lawn successful an evident effort to assistance disguise the president's stiff gait.
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Still, neither enactment is making superior contingency plans, assuming the wide predetermination matchup is each but set.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Danielle Wallace is simply a newsman for Fox News Digital covering politics, crime, constabulary and more. Story tips tin beryllium sent to danielle.wallace@fox.com and connected Twitter: @danimwallace.
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