Trump accuses RFK Jr. of being a 'Democrat plant' and 'wasted protest vote'

Former President Donald Trump is speaking retired aggressively against autarkic statesmanlike campaigner Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who helium claims is simply a Democratic Party "plant."

Trump made the accusations connected Friday nighttime via his proprietary societal media platform, Truth Social.

"RFK Jr. is simply a Democrat "Plant," a Radical Left Liberal who’s been enactment successful spot successful bid to assistance Crooked Joe Biden, the Worst President successful the History of the United States, get Re-Elected," Trump wrote.

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Former US president and Republican statesmanlike campaigner Donald Trump leaves Trump Tower successful New York City, New York. (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)

He continued, "A Vote for Junior’ would fundamentally beryllium a WASTED PROTEST VOTE, that could plaything either way, but would lone plaything against the Democrats if Republicans knew the existent communicative astir him."

Trump hammered Kennedy connected his grounds regarding Second Amendment rights, borderline security, and much successful the rant.

"Junior’ is wholly Anti-Gun, an Extreme Environmentalist who makes the Green New Scammers look Conservative, a Big Time Taxer and Open Border Advocate, and Anti-Military/Vet[.]"

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Independent statesmanlike campaigner Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks astatine a Cesar Chavez Day lawsuit astatine Union Station successful Los Angeles, California. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Democratic leaders person expressed parallel concerns that RFK Jr's run whitethorn siphon voters from their ain camp, making the autarkic campaigner unpopular with some parties' establishment.

Half a twelve Kennedy household members appeared alongside President Biden astatine an lawsuit successful Philadelphia to publically backmost him implicit Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who is driving Democrats to panic that his autarkic White House bid could pb to a triumph for erstwhile President Donald Trump.

"President Biden has been a champion for each the rights and freedoms that my begetter and uncles stood for," RFK Jr's sister, Kerry Kennedy, said during the event, referencing the precocious erstwhile President John F. Kennedy, the precocious erstwhile U.S. Attorney General and New York Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, and the precocious erstwhile Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy.

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US President Joe Biden delivers remarks during a run lawsuit astatine the Martin Luther King Recreation Center successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.The Kennedy Family joined him connected stage. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Last month, the Democratic National Committee launched an effort to soundlessness the menace to Biden's re-election from third-party candidates, namely Kennedy, successful the signifier of a squad that is expected to actively combat them with ineligible challenges and absorption research.

Since its inception, members of the squad station adjacent changeless disapproval of RFK Jr. connected societal media, and person often referred to him arsenic a "spoiler" candidate. They person besides claimed Kennedy is successful cahoots with Trump successful bid to assistance him win.

Fox News Digital's Paul Steinhauser and Brandon Gillespie contributed to this report.