RFK Jnr disavows US presidential run, pledges loyalty to Trump
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'The president has made himself the answer to my 20-year prayer that God would put me in a position to end the chronic disease epidemic,' Kennedy wrote. 'That's exactly what my team and I will do until the day he leaves office.'
The declaration follows speculation, stoked by Loomer, that Kennedy, 71, has his sights set on the White House. Kennedy also defended one of his top aides, Stefanie Spear, from Loomer's attacks on her loyalty to the president.
Last month, Spear joined a grass-roots organising call affiliated with a non-profit organisation that works to promote Kennedy's health policies. That group, MAHA Action, is led by Kennedy's book publisher, who also helped raise money through a super PAC for Kennedy's failed 2024 presidential bid.
Loomer, a conservative political activist who has outsize influence in Trump's orbit, suggested Spear's presence on the organising call was evidence Kennedy was planning another campaign.
Far-right activist Laura Loomer speaks to the media in New York in April 2024. Photo: TNS
'I think that there's a clear intention by Stefanie Spear to utilise her position to try to lay the groundwork for a 2028 RFK presidential run,' Loomer said on a Politico podcast that was released earlier this week.
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