Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that former President Donald Trump’s guilty verdict in his hush-money case would secure his presidency.
Kennedy said the Democratic plan to “go after” Trump in court would have catastrophic consequences for them at the ballot box.
Trump was found guilty by a New York jury on all 34 felony counts of falsifying his business records to hide an alleged hush money payment to former porn star Stormy Daniels.
“America deserves a President who can win at the ballot box without compromising our government’s separation of powers or weaponizing the courts,” Kennedy posted to X.
“You can’t save democracy by destroying it first.”
“The Democrats are afraid they will lose in the voting booth, so instead they go after President Trump in the courtroom.”
However, Kennedy said that while he was running against Trump, he was challenging Trump on his policies and not in court.
He also claimed that the policies he confronted Trump on were the policies that the current White House pursues.
“I’m also running against President Trump in this election. The difference is I’m challenging him on his record,” Kennedy said.
“His lockdowns during Covid. His atrocious environmental record.”
His cozy relationship with corporate America. His support for the war machine. His failure to root out waste and corruption in Washington.”
“His service to the billionaire class. His bloating of the national debt. These are the issues that shape American lives.”
Joe Biden attempted to lobby for donations after the verdict, vowing to beat him at the ballot box.
“The threat Trump poses to our democracy has never been greater,” Michael Tyler, Biden 2024 campaign communications director, wrote in a statement.
“A second Trump term means chaos, ripping away Americans’ freedoms and fomenting political violence — and the American people will reject it this November.”
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