People close to former President Trump made early suggestions to Robert F. Kennedy about possibly serving as his running mate, The Post has learned.
“The Trump operatives expressed interest in Kennedy early on, but it was all too early,” said a person familiar with the matter, adding that it was “out of the box when Bobby announced” in April 2023 that he was running for president.
“Anything is possible. I will not write it off by any means,” the insider continued.
Kennedy, 70, who initially ran as a Democrat but is now an independent, was uninterested and continued to dismiss speculation that he would take the job as Trump’s veep.
“I have heard the concept. It’s not surprising,” Timothy Mellon, who has donated at least $5 million to Kennedy’s SuperPAC, told The Post.
The second largest donor to Trump and Kennedy said the drive to frame Kennedy — the son of former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy who was assassinated while campaigning for president in 1968 in Los Angeles — is alive and well in Trump circles.
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“It’s very behind the scenes at this stage. As we progress, you may see it bubbling a little more,” the donor said. “Bobby can bring new people to the polls.”
RFK is a known anti-vaxxer, which would make him an odd bedfellow with Trump, who famously funded the development of a coronavirus vaccine during the pandemic.
Yet Steve Bannon, the former White House chief strategist for Trump, who remains close to the former president, has also rejected the idea and said in August that a Trump-Kennedy ticket would result in a “massive landslide.”
Former President Trump is now considering various possible candidates to be his veep. Reuters
As Trump’s big wins in Iowa and New Hampshire make him all but the party’s de facto 2024 presidential candidate, there is heated speculation about who he might choose as veep. Some high profile names that have been floated recently include Rep. New York Elise Stefanik, Senator Tim Scott (South Carolina) and Senator JD Vance (R-Ohio).
Representatives for Trump and Kennedy did not respond to requests for comment from The Post.
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