Independent presidential candidate, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced at a news conference in Phoenix Friday, 23rd of August, 2024 that he is suspending his campaign and endorsing Trump.

Kennedy’s campaign filed to have his name removed from the Pennsylvania ballot, according to the Associated Press.

“In my heart, I no longer believe that I have a realistic path of electoral victory in the face of this relentless, systematic censorship and media control. So I cannot, in good conscience, ask my staff and volunteers to keep working their long hours, or ask my donors to keep giving when I cannot honestly tell them that I have a real path to the White House,” he said.

Kennedy then said he will now “throw my support to President Trump.”

“Three great causes drove me to enter this race in the first place, primarily, and these are the principal causes that persuaded me to leave the Democratic Party and run as an independent, and now to throw my support to President Trump,” he said.

Kennedy, a member of the illustrious Kennedy political dynasty, made a big change of direction with this move. Last October, he launched an independent effort in place of his initial pursuit of the Democratic nomination.

Kennedy’s campaign had recently faltered, with dwindling poll numbers and fundraising. His endorsement of Trump follows months of warming relations, culminating in a meeting after the recent assassination attempt against the former president.