Diamond Member Pelican Press 0 Posted April 22, 2024 Diamond Member Share Posted April 22, 2024 Kennedy says he loves his family ‘either way’ after relatives endorse Biden’s campaign over his ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) — Independent candidate This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up on Sunday acknowledged This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up who are backing Democratic President This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up , noting that he feels no ill will over the family political divide. “Some of them don’t like the fact that I’m running,” This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up said of his relatives, after a comedy showcase in suburban Detroit to benefit his campaign. Kennedy — who last year launched an independent presidential bid after first challenging Biden for the Democratic nomination — was reacting to the endorsements from his sister and other relatives last week, a move by the Biden campaign that signals how seriously the president’s team is taking This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up using his last name’s lingering Democratic magic to siphon support from the incumbent. In Philadelphia, This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up , a daughter of former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, niece of former President This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up and sister of the current presidential candidate, called Biden “my hero,” saying — without mention of her brother — that the family wanted to “make crystal clear” their support for reelecting Biden. Biden, who keeps a bust of Robert F. Kennedy in the Oval Office, said the endorsements were “an incredible honor.” Going on to describe family debates he said his father orchestrated among his children, Kennedy said Sunday night that the exercise showed him a respectful way to take opposing positions with people he cares about without taking it personally. “I debated them with information and passion and not to hate each other because we disagreed with each other,” he said. “I love my family, either way.” Kennedy — who mentioned Biden’s Oval Office RFK bust, as well as his relatives currently working both in the Biden’s administration and on his own presidential campaign — made his remarks in Michigan, where last week, This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up to the general election ballot. In front of the suburban Detroit theater ahead of the performances, several dozen protesters opposed Kennedy’s appearance, with signs aiming to align Kennedy with former President Donald Trump. Kennedy has spoken publicly in the past about disagreeing with his family on many issues, but maintains it can be done in “friendly” ways. After a super political action committee supporting his campaign produced a TV ad during the Super Bowl that relied heavily on imagery from John F. Kennedy’s 1960 presidential run, Kennedy Jr. apologized to his relatives on the X social media platform, saying he was sorry if the spot “caused anyone in my family pain.” “I love my family. I feel that they love me,” he said Sunday. “And I wish the same thing would happen for all of our country, where we disagree with each other without hating on each other.” ___ Meg Kinnard can be reached at This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Joe Biden,Kerry Kennedy,Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,Kennedy,presidential campaign,John F. Kennedy,relatives,family,endorsements #Kennedy #loves #family #relatives #endorse #Bidens #campaign This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up 0 Quote Link to comment https://hopzone.eu/forums/topic/19643-kennedy-says-he-loves-his-family-%E2%80%98either-way%E2%80%99-after-relatives-endorse-biden%E2%80%99s-campaign-over-his/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
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