RFK Jr. sought meeting with Kamala Harris to discuss cabinet job in exchange for endorsementĀ
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attempted to arrange a meeting with Vice President Kamala Harris last week in which he would offer to drop out of the 2024 race and endorse her in exchange for a spot in her administration — potentially a cabinet-level position.Ā
But Harris, 59, has not demonstrated ašny interest in meeting with Kennedy, let alone taking him up on his offer, the Wednesday.Ā
āFrom the beginning of this campaign, we were saying people should be talking to each otheš r,ā Kennedy told the outlšet. āThat is the only way of unifying the country.ā
The 70-year-old White House hopeful argued that it would be a āsā¤trategic mistakeā for the Harris campaign to not consider his proposal.
āI think they oź§ught to be looking at every opportunity,ā he said. āI think it is going to be a všery close race.ā
A spokesperson for the Kennedy campaign suggested that the independent candidate is open to making the same proposal to former Presidešntā Donald Trump.
āMr. Kennedy is willing to meet with leaders of both parties to discuss the possibility of a unity government,ā the campaign ofš¼ficial told The Post.
Trump, 78, reportedly met with Kennedy in Milwaukee last month, on the first day of the Republican NationalšŖ Convention, in an effort to gain his endorsement.
The Harris campš aign did not respond to The Postās request for comment.
Kennedš yās campaign has flošundered since peaking at 15% support last November, according to a Fox News poll released Wednesday.
The outletās latest survey shows Kennedy mustering only 6% support.
The same poll showed the independent pulling more support away from Trump than Harris, with 9% of voters who backed Trump in a two-way race goingš for Kennedy when given that option and 7% of Harris supporters doing the same.Ā
An Albany court ruled Monday that RFK Jr. will not appear on New York ballots in November because he does not actually live at theĀ Westchester Couź¦¬nty address he listed as his place of residence in election filings.
The ruling, made in response to a lawsuit filed by a super PAC that had backed President Biden, spoiled Kennedyās bid to appear on ballots in all 50 states, and it could have repercussions in other states where he šlisted the address as his home.
Kennedy told the Washington Post that he has not had any contact with the Democratic Party since laį£unching his campaign other than through litigation.
āThe only contact I have wāith the DNC is them suing me through intermediaries,ā he said.