President Biden and former President Trump are agreeing to face off in debates in June and early September. (Getty Images)
Kennedy argued that "Presidents Trump and Biden are colluding to lock America into a head-to-head match-up that 70% say they do not want," as he referred to numerous national polls indicating many voters are far from thrilled with the 2024 election rematch between the 81-year-old president and his 77-year-old predecessor.
"These are the two most unpopular candidates in living memory. By excluding me from the stage, Presidents Biden and Trump seek to avoid discussion of their eight years of mutual failure including deficits, wars, lockdowns, chronic disease, and inflation," claimed Kennedy, the longtime environmental activist and high-profile vaccine skeptic, who is the scion of the nation's most storied political dynasty.
RFK JR. PROPOSES NO SPOILER PLEDGE BETWEEN HIM AND BIDEN
And he emphasized that "keeping viable candidates off the debate stage undermines democracy. Forty-three percent of Americans identify as independents. If Americans are ever going to escape the hammerlock of the two-party system, now is the time to do it."
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. holds a news conference in Brooklyn on May 1, 2024. (Fox News - Paul Steinhauser)
At a campaign event in New York City two weeks ago, Kennedy disputed the repeated claims that he's a spoiler.
And he once again argued that he, rather than Biden, is the only candidate who can defeat Trump in November – and showcased a new internal poll conducted by his campaign to make his point – as he announced an unusual "no-spoiler pledge."
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