Trump dismisses RFK Jr as ‘not a serious candidate’ when asked if he would debate him
The IndependentSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Since his announcement, Mr Kennedy Jr. has frequently sparred with Mr Trump, who he last week called “unhinged” after a social media tirade from the former Republican president accused the independent White House hopeful of being a “Democrat plant” and “wasted protest vote”. “RFK Jr is a Democrat ‘Plant,’” Mr Trump wrote on Truth Social. “A Vote for Junior’ would essentially be a WASTED PROTEST VOTE, that could swing either way, but would only swing against Democrats if Republicans knew the true story about him.” Mr Kennedy Jr. responded: “When frightened men take to social media they risk descending into vitriol, which makes them sound unhinged. Chris LaCivita, Trump’s co-campaign manager, said: “Re-upping this from January… was true then and it’s true now, calling Mr Kennedy ‘a leftie loonie that would never be approached to be on the ticket.sorry!’”