Donald Trump Tried To Persuade RFK Jr. To Join His Camp In Leaked Phone Call: 'It'll Be So Good For You'
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. issued an apology for a leaked video of a phone call where Donald Trump tried to persuade him to join his camp.
A leaked phone call between Trump and the independent presidential candidate — reportedly recorded the day after Trump's assassination attempt Saturday — revealed Trump's efforts to persuade Kennedy to drop out of the race and support him instead.
Bobby Kennedy III, Kennedy Jr.'s eldest son, initially shared the video Tuesday morning before quickly deleting it, according to screenshots and a source familiar with the situation.
"I would love you to do something. And I think it'll be so good for you and so big for you," Trump said during the call. "And we're going to win."
The younger Kennedy condemned Trump's pick for vice president — Republican Senator JD Vance from Ohio — and aimed to reveal Trump's true stance on vaccinations.
Over Kennedy's speakerphone, Trump, 78, can be heard voicing unscientific worries about vaccinations, an issue closely tied to Kennedy. Trump expresses astonishment at the number of vaccines administered to infants.
Trump expressed a desire for smaller vaccine doses, criticizing the practice of administering multiple shots at once as excessive for infants. Kennedy and his organization, Children's Health Defense, have long promoted discredited claims about the dangers of childhood vaccines.
The former 'Apprentice' star, according to 'The Washington Post,' says he has frequently observed radical changes in babies post-vaccination. He questioned the claims that vaccines have no impact and noting that he and Kennedy, 70, had discussed this issue previously.
Kennedy apologized for the leak on X where the video first surfaced.
"When President Trump called me I was taping with an in-house videographer," he posted. "I should have ordered the videographer to stop recording immediately. I am mortified that this was posted."
Kennedy is deeply involved in a presidential campaign to secure a spot on the ballot in all 50 states. According to 'Politico,' he is lagging some 30 points behind President Joe Biden.
