Robert F. Kennedy announces independent run for president

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has dropped his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, instead declaring himself an independent candidate in a political move that is not sitting well with some of his own family members. NBC’s Hallie Jackson reports for TODAY.

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[joshdenton]

it would be nice to see an independent win.

[Solar_Corpus]

Ready to put my first ever vote for Kennedy. Please let’s change this country. ❤

[fayewalters]

RFK HAS THE RIGHT TO FOLLOW HIS HEART!!!

THE PARTY HE HAS SERVED FOR YEARS NO LONGER REPRESENTS THE AMERICAN PEOPLE!!!

[georgemcmillen]

Mainstream media should actually listen to his full interviews . Don’t just pick and choose what works for you as a network . Your worried you will lose all your advertising.

[youtoobolishous]

Just let him speak for himself… Listen to him directly, and not just biased media clips. You may be surprised.
Have the courage and civic responsibility to listen to RFK Junior speak at length about the issues Americans care about.
He is one of the most intelligent, considerate, and honest speakers. I’ve heard in a very long time. We would be very fortunate to have such a change in this country.

I actually don’t agree with everything that he says, but I believe his integrity, experience, insight and humility and deep love of this country far outweighs the other two in anything they could offer us.

[askjenthemystic]

He will be getting my household's vote.

[robertgreblheo]

If you’re about democracy anyone running is able to become president not just the monarchy

[dickjones]

Many democrats like me will be voting for RFK Jr he's much better than Biden.

[SirPhilosopher]

this isn’t news
this is an opinion piece

[ionisius]

Nice hit piece on Kennedy there. He IS NOT anti vaxx, you should air his own statements on the matter instead of lie

[alm]

The best candidate I could ever dream of. It’s been a long time since I was so sure who should I vote for..if I could. I am not from the US but if he wins, he would definitely help change a few things worldwide.

[genevaj]

Anti vaccine and boosters


He got my vote

[carolynd]

Bet y'all at Today would never have RFK on your show live, would you? Letting him speak live and in any depth would prevent you from editing what he says to fit your narrative.

[loveofinquiry]

He’s got my vote!🇺🇸❤️ I’ve voted dem my whole life. This guy has cleaned up the Hudson and beaten Monsanto and been promoting vaccine safety for kids for years! We Americans love him!

[samgarcia]

I am a young Democrat that is disappointed with the DNC and honestly haven’t had this much hope in a candidate in my lifetime

[RuggedSource]

So sad, where is the sportsmanship? Instead of crying and getting upset he decided to run as Independent (as if he's doing something illegal and wrong). People should be handshaking each other and saying, "may the best person win". I've never voted before in my life but I'm honestly debating on finally ticking a box for RFK JR. because he's the only one that doesn't spend so much time talking about negative things. Instead he is usually talking about the future and policy change.

[elizabethchapin]

Yes! The current clown show between the Dems and Republics has to stop!

[kirkl]

So excited by this! just what we need.

[eemoogee]

No better time to ditch the duopoly! 🇺🇸🌎☮️

[MaryScharmer-jcsc]

Maybe have Bobby Kennedy on your show to speak for himself. I am a registered Democrat, but have voted across the spectrum. I voted Libertarian in 2020. Fed up with the two party system and switching to Independent. So happy to have someone to vote for that I really like!
Robert Kennedy Jr. 2024! Go, Bobby, go!! 🇺🇸