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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

Republican senator John Kennedy is thinking about running for president: ‘Why not me on a rainy day?’

Louisiana’s colorful Republican Senator John Kennedy turned to a 40-year-old country song to announce his potential presidential campaign.

Kennedy, known for his “folksy” aphorisms and exaggerated drawl in congressional hearings and during his cable TV appearances, isn’t ruling out a run for the White House in 2028.

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