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The Guardian - US
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Richard Luscombe

Robert F Kennedy Jr claims Trump had asked him to be running mate

Robert F Kennedy Jr waves to supporters during a campaign event on Saturday, 13 April 2024, in West Des Moines, Iowa.
Robert F Kennedy Jr waves to supporters during a campaign event on Saturday in West Des Moines, Iowa. Photograph: Charlie Neibergall/AP

Robert F Kennedy Jr, the prominent conspiracy theorist and independent presidential candidate, claimed on Monday he had turned down an offer from Donald Trump to be his running mate for the White House.

The assertion followed the launch earlier in the day of a website attacking Kennedy, published by a pro-Trump political action committee called Make America Great Again Inc (Maga Inc).

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