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Can RFK Jr.’s New Conservative Friends Cinch His Nomination?
The Democratic Party lost Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — The Republican Party found him. Can they keep him?
As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faces a Capitol Hill confirmation process, it is worth considering RFK Jr.’s rare place in the echelons of the Trump Administration and beyond.
RFK Jr. certainly has his fair share of supporters within the Republican Party. Though he seems an unlikely convert to conservatism, Trump supporters have largely warmed to Kennedy in recent months. As such. Kennedy has plenty of defenders — even in the press.
“Fight Knee-Jerk: Robert F. Kennedy May Surprise You,” Pierre Kory and Mary Beth Pfeiffer begged for Real Clear Health. “Fight the knee-jerk temptation that pervades our political discourse, and consider what real change might look like.”
“First, America is sick,” they pointed out. “It needs healing. The United States, the world’s dominant power, is 48th in life expectancy, lagging behind every Western European country. Infant mortality is higher than in 56 other countries. The U.S. obesity rate leads 130 other nations and is driving liver disease in teenagers, whose cancer rates are also rising. Working-age disability has soared to 8.6 million and shows no sign of slowing.”