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"The decision of our brother Bobby to run as a third party candidate against Joe Biden is dangerous to our country," reads a post from Rory Kennedy.
Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is dropping out of the Democratic primary race against Joe Biden to launch an independent campaign for president next year, he said in a speech on Monday.
Speaking to a crowd in front of the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, he cast his decision to leave the party his family has symbolized for decades as in keeping with American values of individualism and his own platform, which mixes liberal policy priorities with tougher rhetoric on immigration and controversial claims about public health.
"Something is stirring in us. It says, It doesn t have to be this way, " Kennedy said. "People stop me everywhere, at airports and hotels and malls on the street, and they remind me that this country is ready for a history-making change. . They are ready to reclaim their freedom, their independence. And that s why I m here today. I m here to declare myself an independent candidate … for president