On Friday, independent candidate for president Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke in Phoenix, Arizona. The timing was interesting from the start, as former President Donald Trump is scheduled to host an event in Glendale, Arizona, on the same day. Before the speech, Kennedy was generally expected to step away from the presidential campaign. He had already withdrawn from the Arizona ballot on Thursday.
A post by the Associated Press on X, before Kennedy spoke, seems to have dropped a hint — well, not really a hint, an outright statement, that Kennedy would be endorsing Donald Trump for president. That has the potential to affect the presidential race moving forward.
BREAKING: Ahead of a speech, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says in a Pennsylvania court filing that he will be endorsing Donald Trump. https://t.co/45npx3wW5u
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 23, 2024
That statement proved to be…