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On Tuesday, RFK Jr. will appear in the spin room on behalf of Donald Trump at the ABC debate in Philadelphia. Donald Trump is so desperate for someone to speak on his behalf he\u2019s asking a man who has called him \u201ca threat to democracy,\u201d \u201ca sociopath,\u201d and \u201cbarely human\u201d to spin for him. RFK is so desperate for attention that he agreed.  <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In response DNC Spokesperson Matt Corridoni said: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDonald Trump is so desperate for support he\u2019s scraping the bottom of the barrel and coming up with RFK Jr. as his spin room surrogate. Equally desperate, RFK Jr. is willing to sell his soul for attention — abandoning any integrity he had left. Both of these men are driven by their egos and desire for attention and that will be on full display after the debate tonight.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

RFK Jr. Has Repeatedly Criticized Donald Trump\u2019s Disposition\u2014 Calling Him \u201cA Terrible Human Being,\u201d \u201cBarely Human,\u201d \u201cUnhinged,\u201d And \u201cProbably A Sociopath\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The New Yorker<\/strong><\/a>: \u201c In a recent text exchange, Kennedy told one person that Trump was \u2018a terrible human being. The wors[t] president ever and barely human. He is probably a sociopath.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Guardian<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cRobert F Kennedy Jr. has dismissed Donald Trump as \u2018unhinged\u2019 after a social media tirade from the former Republican president accused the independent White House hopeful of being a \u2018Democrat plant\u2019 and \u2018wasted protest vote\u2019. \u2018When frightened men take to social media they risk descending into vitriol, which makes them sound unhinged,\u2019 Kennedy wrote on Saturday on X in a post that doubled as a debate challenge. \u2018President Trump\u2019s rant against me is a barely coherent barrage of wild and inaccurate claims that should best be resolved in the American tradition of presidential debate.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RFK Jr. Said He\u2019s  \u201cNot A Fan of Trump,\u201d Opposed \u201cDonald Trump And All That He Stands For,\u201d And Pledged to Show Voters How Trump \u201cBetrayed Their Hopes\u201d  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Newsmax<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cI am not a fan of President Trump. And I can talk a lot about the reasons why, but that’s why I’m running against him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CBS News<\/strong><\/a>: “\u2018One can, as I do, oppose Donald Trump and all he stands for […]\u2019 Kennedy said.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/strong><\/a>: RFK Jr.: \u201cAnd so if Donald Trump does — Donald Trump a lot of things wrong, and I call him on it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., @RobertKennedyJr.<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cI will show how President Trump betrayed the hopes of his most sincere followers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RFK Jr. Called Donald Trump \u201cA Threat To Democracy\u201d And \u201cAppalling\u201d For His Involvement In The Attacks On The Capitol On January 6 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Newsmax<\/strong><\/a>: RFK JR.: \u201c\u2018I think that is a threat to democracy, [Trump] overthrowing \u2014 trying to overthrow the election \u2014 clearly is a threat to democracy,\u2019 he said. \u2018But the question was, Who is a worse threat to democracy? […] I’m not going to defend President Trump on that, and it was appalling. And there’s many things that President Trump has done that are appalling,\u2019 he added.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scott Melker YouTube<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cAnd he mounted an assault on the United States Constitution.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

RFK Jr. Said Donald Trump Didn\u2019t Have The \u201cRight\u201d To Wear the American Flag Pin <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Newsweek<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cTargeting both Biden and Trump, he was scathing at times and at one point condemned them saying: \u2018Both these presidents swore to uphold the Constitution. They\u2019re both wearing American flag pins. That\u2019s easy to do. That\u2019s an accessory.\u2019 \u2018I don\u2019t believe they have the right to wear those American flag pins,\u2019 he added.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RFK Jr. Criticized Donald Trump\u2019s First Term For Being \u201cCatastrophic,\u201d Said Trump Didn\u2019t Deserve A Chance At A Second Term, And Called Him a \u201cBad,\u201d \u201cTerrible\u201d President<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MSNBC<\/strong><\/a>:  RFK JR:\u201d I can explain I\u2019m running against him so obviously I don\u2019t want him to be president of the United States and I don\u2019t think he did a good job.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Newsweek<\/strong><\/a>: \u201c\u2018I\u2019m not a fan of President Trump, I\u2019m running against him, I think he was a bad president […]\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Breaking Points<\/strong><\/a>:  RFK Jr.: \u201c… I think Donald Trump was a terrible president. I think a lot of the things he talks about, he talks about winding down the military industrial complex, but he didn’t do that […] And if you look at the way he governed, he said he was going to drain the swamp.  He brought a pharmaceutical industry lobbyist in to run HHS.  He brought oil lobbyists in from the Interior Department.  He brought a whole lobbyist in to run the EPA. He bought a Verizon executive in to run the FCC.  He ran he brought a a banker run the Treasury Department and, uh, and so, you know, and he brought John Bolton and to run the NSA and he brought an oil executive and to run the State Department.  So these are swamp creatures.  He wasn’t draining the swamp.  He was turning the government over to corporate, uh, pirates.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Times<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cAnd [Trump] caved into his bureaucracy and let them roll over him. So I don’t think he, you know, I just\u2014 I think both of these, uh, that it’s scary thinking about what could happen […].\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington Times<\/strong><\/a>: \u201c\u2018Donald Trump knew what was wrong,\u2019 Mr. Kennedy said on Glenn Beck\u2019s radio show. \u2018He knew not to shut down our businesses and he knew about lockdowns, he knew about ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine. He said it, he tried to speak up but his own bureaucrats told him to shut up, and he unfortunately did what he was told.\u2019  \u2018That\u2019s why I think that he doesn\u2019t deserve another chance,\u2019 he said.  Mr. Kennedy also said Dr. Fauci has not been jailed \u2018because Joe Biden is president and because unfortunately, Donald Trump \u2026 was run over by him.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., @RobertKennedyJr.<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cPresident Trump has shown he doesn\u2019t have the capacity to stand up to bureaucrats in the White House.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

RFK Jr. Railed Against Donald Trump\u2019s Economic Policies\u2014 Criticizing Him for Racking Up Debt, Passing Tax Cuts That Benefited The Wealthy, And \u201cScamming American Workers\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WABC<\/strong><\/a>: RFK Jr: \u201cPresident Trump ran up a bigger debt, $8 Trillion than all the presidents in American history combined before him for 283 years of our government.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington Times<\/strong><\/a>: \u201c[Mr. Kennedy] says Mr. Trump\u2019s 2017 tax cuts were skewed toward big corporations instead of the \u2018little guy.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scott Melker Youtube<\/strong><\/a>: \u200b\u200bRFK Jr.: \u201cHe promised to balance the budget.  He printed $8 trillion with the currency.  I think it was more than any all the presidents combined from George Washington and George W Bush.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., @RobertKennedyJr<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cTaxing unrealized gains is utterly absurd. Stock can plummet before you ever sell it and you still have to pay taxes on what you would have made if you sold it earlier. Same goes for the terrible changes to the tax code for amortization of the ability to write off R&D costs that kick in this year to pay for Trump\u2019s 2017 tax cut.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., @RobertKennedyJr<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cPresident Trump scammed American workers. He promised to bring back manufacturing, raise wages, fix trade deals, close the carried interest loophole, and help small farmers. But everything President Trump achieved were things the Republican machine wanted.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., @RobertKennedyJr<\/strong><\/a>:\u201cUnfortunately, the man the working class has turned to, Donald Trump, offers them little beyond bombast and bluster. His massive tax cut benefited mostly the wealthy.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

RFK Jr. Criticized Donald Trump For Filling His Administration With \u201cSwamp Creatures\u201d And \u201cCorporate Pirates\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Breaking Points<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cHe wasn\u2019t draining the swamp.  He was turning the government over to corporate pirates.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Piers Morgan Uncensored<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cI think people cannot take seriously his promise that he’s going to drain the swamp if he actually once again brings these swamp creatures into run our government.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1819 News<\/strong><\/a>: \u201c\u2018President Trump had, I think, double the amount of lobbyists than any President in United States history running our agencies,\u2019 Kennedy said. \u2018You can\u2019t reform them when you\u2019ve got the swamp creatures running them […]\u2019\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., @RobertKennedyJr<\/strong><\/a>:\u201cTrump appointed the worst neocons to the highest positions of power in his administration: John Bolton, HR McMaster, and Robert O\u2019Brien. Now, Lindsey Graham is one of his top advisors and likely to be his Secretary of State.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RFK Jr. Slammed Donald Trump\u2019s Foreign Policy Positions <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., @RobertKennedyJr.<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cPresident Trump\u2019s imperial plan is both absurd and terrifying. It is not an America First strategy, nor will it make America great. Instead it will prolong the agony of our failed world domination strategy, here and abroad.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., @RobertKennedyJr.<\/strong><\/a>:\u201cPresident Trump bragged about arming Ukraine more than Obama did. He also walked away unilaterally from the intermediate range nuclear missile treaty with Russia, destabilizing our relationship. He also exacerbated tensions between Ukraine and Russia that ultimately caused a war.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inman Connect 2024<\/strong><\/a>: RFK Jr.:  \u201cTrump is saying, well, we need to increase our military.  That’s the opposite of what we need to do.  We need to do is cut the military in half.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., @RobertKennedyJr.<\/strong><\/a>:\u201cPresident Trump bombed Syria, killed an Iranian general, and failed to fulfill his promise of ending the war in Afghanistan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RFK Jr. Has Repeatedly Called Donald Trump A \u201cBully\u201d And Said That He Threatened Democracy At Home And Abroad<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cFor years, Kennedy has repeatedly condemned Trump, referring to him as a \u2018bully,\u2019 who appealed to \u2018bigotry,\u2019 \u2018hatred,\u2019 \u2018xenophobia\u2019 and \u2018prejudice.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cIn August 2016, during an interview with Larry King, Kennedy expressed deep concerns about Trump\u2019s rise to power, calling it \u2018scary.\u2019 Kennedy noted the potential harm of leaders who exploit these darker elements of society. \u2018The easiest thing for a political leader to do is to appeal to our bigotry and our hatred and xenophobia and prejudice, and point to people who are unlike us and say they\u2019re the ones who are damaging our country,\u2019 he said.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/strong><\/a>: \u201c\u2018Everybody knows the difference between leadership and bullying.\u2019 \u2018President Trump has not only brought this country into disrepute around the globe, but he has also brought into disrepute the entire American experience with self-governance,\u2019 he continued.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cAt the same 2018 event, Kennedy suggested Trump\u2019s leadership had damaged American attempts to spread democracy worldwide. \u2018If you live in China today, and you\u2019re looking at what\u2019s happening in the United States, why would you ever say, we wanna switch our system for that system, which can produce that kind of buffoonery at a high level,\u2019 added Kennedy. \u2018I think President Trump is purposefully and systematically encouraging tyrannical governments around the world.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cSpeaking with Yahoo Finance in January 2020, Kennedy made similar comments. \u2018Well, I think the problem is, number one, he\u2019s a bully. And you know, I don\u2019t like bullies and I don\u2019t think \u2013 America \u2013 that\u2019s part of America\u2019s tradition. I think in many ways he\u2019s discredited the American experiment with self-governance,\u2019 Kennedy added.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RFK Jr. Said Donald Trump \u201cInflamed Racial Tensions\u201d And Failed To Maintain Law And Order<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., @RobertKennedyJr<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cWe had the worst rioting and looting this country had seen since the 60s under President Trump. He inflamed racial tensions and didn\u2019t keep us safe. Instead of using federal law enforcement to stop the rioting, Trump thought it was good optics to let Democrat-run cities burn.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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