Key takeaways:
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has filed paperwork to run for president in 2024 as a Democrat.
- Kennedy Jr. is a vaccine skeptic and anti-vaccine activist who has been widely criticized by medical experts.
- He plans to focus on issues such as healthcare, the environment, and economic inequality, and to bring a “new generation of leadership” to the White House.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the son of former New York senator and US attorney general Robert F. Kennedy and the nephew of the late President John F. Kennedy, has filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to run for president in 2024 as a Democrat.
Kennedy Jr., a longtime vaccine skeptic, is an environmental lawyer and anti-vaccine activist who has promoted discredited claims linking vaccines and autism and founded the anti-vaccine organization Children’s Health Defense. He has also railed against the coronavirus vaccine and has worked on issues such as clean water.
The 69-year-old’s campaign to challenge incumbent President Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination is a long shot. Kennedy Jr. is a controversial figure, and his anti-vaccine views have been widely criticized by medical experts and public health officials.
Despite the long odds, Kennedy Jr. is determined to make his case to the American people. He has said he will focus on issues such as healthcare, the environment, and economic inequality. He has also promised to bring a “new generation of leadership” to the White House.
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