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Al Jazeera Staff

Third-party candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr suspends US presidential bid

Independent presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr delivers a speech in Phoenix, Arizona, on August 23 [Thomas Machowicz/Reuters]

Third-party presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr has suspended his long-shot bid for the White House, throwing his weight instead behind the Republican candidate, former United States President Donald Trump.

Friday’s announcement was the culmination of weeks of speculation, as Kennedy receded in the polls. Still, he offered a message of defiance, denouncing his campaign’s “naysayers”.

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