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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Adrian Carrasquillo

RFK Jr voters on ‘frustrating’ suspension of campaign: ‘He’s playing politics’

A man who is Robert F Kennedy Jr stands somberly at a lectern
Robert F Kennedy Jr speaks at a voter rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on 10 February 2024. Photograph: Chris DuMond/Rex/Shutterstock

Robert F Kennedy Jr, the arguable black sheep of one of America’s biggest families in politics, has suspended his campaign for president and endorsed Donald Trump – and it has rocked some of his supporters.

On Facebook, where Kennedy groups have amassed thousands of members across the country, some expressed bitter disappointment. In their view, Kennedy was a way to buck, and even break, the two-party system in the US – and while the end of his campaign hurt, backing one of the major party candidates was seen as far worse.

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