2024 Elections

RFK Jr. Condemns Trump Conviction: ‘Profoundly Undemocratic’

Mr. Kennedy has refused to criticize President Trump for his legal issues, instead focusing on how they differ with their platforms.
RFK Jr. Condemns Trump Conviction: ‘Profoundly Undemocratic’
(Left) Former President Donald Trump holds a rally in the South Bronx in New York on May 23, 2024. (Right) Independent Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks to attendees during a campaign rally at Brazos Hall in Austin, Texas, on May 13, 2024. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times; Brandon Bell/Getty Images
Jeff Louderback
|Updated:
0:00

President Joe Biden’s campaign applauded the news that a Manhattan jury convicted former President Donald Trump on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, but Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had a drastically different response.

Mr. Kennedy has faced escalating criticism from President Trump in recent weeks as multiple national polls indicate that the independent presidential candidate is drawing support from conservates and independents, potentially cutting into the former president’s backing.

Jeff Louderback
Jeff Louderback
Reporter
Jeff Louderback covers major news and politics, including the Make America Healthy Again movement and regenerative farming. Since joining The Epoch Times in 2022, he has covered national elections, the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presidential campaign, the East Palestine train derailment, and the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina. Jeff has 30-plus years of professional experience as a reporter, editor, and author.
Related Topics