Why Trump and His Aides Suddenly Seem So Alarmed About RFK Jr.

Published: May 3, 2024, 8 a.m.

b'Unexpectedly, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been making a\\xa0huge number of appearances\\xa0all over right wing media of late. Trump advisers are\\xa0loudly warning\\xa0that this threatens to take voters from him, helping President Biden. But we\\u2019re skeptical: It\\u2019s\\xa0still more likely\\xa0that in the end RFK hurts Biden more than Trump. And there are cynical reasons why right wing media sources might be boosting RFK Jr. right now. We chatted with Matt Bennett, a co-founder of the Democratic group Third Way and a shrewd observer of U.S. party politics, about the true\\xa0RFK effect, how RFK is functioning as a stalking horse for Trump, and what MAGA media might be doing to help along the scam.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'