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Presidential campaigns are notoriously brutal. The bruising schedule. The bad coffee. The time away from home. The never-ending need to hit up donors for money. The attack ads. The ever-present possibility that it could all be for nothing. You know what\u2019s probably also not fun? When a large portion of your family publicly endorses your opponent and, by extension, opposes you. Which is what happened to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/strong> today.<\/p>\n Yes, at a campaign rally in Philadelphia on Thursday, six of RFK Jr.\u2019s siblings\u2014which is 75% of the ones who are alive, or all but two\u2014endorsed Joe Biden<\/strong> for president. Speaking on behalf of the group, Kerry Kennedy<\/strong> told the crowd that it wasn\u2019t just the siblings who back Joe and oppose Bobby, but \u201cnearly every single grandchild of Joe and Rose Kennedy.\u201d (Joe Kennedy was the patriarch of the Kennedy clan, and father to John F. Kennedy Jr., Robert F. Kennedy, and Ted Kennedy, among others.) \u201cThat\u2019s right,\u201d Kerry Kennedy said. \u201cThe Kennedy family endorses Joe Biden for president.\u2026 We are here because we feel obliged to do all we can in this election.\u201d<\/p>\n This content can also be viewed on the site it originates<\/a> from.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n On the stage with Kerry were Kennedy siblings Joseph, Rory, Kathleen, Maxwell,<\/strong> and Christopher.<\/strong> According to The New York Times<\/a>,<\/em> Joe Kennedy III,<\/strong> a former Democratic congressman and one of RFK Jr.\u2019s nephews, is expected to introduce the president at a second event. The family, the outlet reported, had \u201capproached the Biden team and requested a joint event for the endorsements.\u201d<\/p>\n While his relatives endorsing the competition likely stung, it probably also did not come as a surprise to RKF Jr. Last month, numerous members of the Kennedy clan visited Biden at the White House on St. Patrick\u2019s Day and posed for a photo<\/a> with him. Speaking to George Stephanopoulos<\/strong> earlier this month, Rory Kennedy said<\/a>, \u201cI think this election is going to come down to a handful of votes in a handful of states. And I am concerned that voting for Bobby is going to take votes away from Biden and lead to a Trump election, and I\u2019m very concerned what that will do to our country and to the world over the ensuing four years.\u201d<\/p>\n Speaking of which: Earlier this month, the Kennedy campaign fired<\/a> New York staffer Rita Palma<\/strong> after she told GOP voters that the goal of his campaign was to reelect Donald Trump.<\/strong><\/p>\n In a statement following his siblings\u2019 announcement, Kennedy wrote<\/a> on social media: \u201cI hear some of my family will be endorsing President Biden today. I am pleased they are politically active\u2014it\u2019s a family tradition. We are divided in our opinions but united in our love for each other.\u201d\\<\/p>\n In case the Kennedys\u2019 feelings were unclear\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n This content can also be viewed on the site it originates<\/a> from.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nX content<\/h4>\n
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