RFK Jr. fundraiser Drea DeMatteo: Trump and Kennedy 'have the same ultimate goals'

NEW: Jake Lahut unpacks Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s “Trump Problem” for The Daily Beast.

A breakdown of MAGA ties & new reporting on his event last weekend:

“The group that hosted Kennedy isn’t just skeptical of vaccines. It’s also skeptical of the fact that Biden won the 2020 election.”

She got community-noted, based on her own book, about shooting her dog

“What the heck is he talking about?!” - (((Harry Enten))) on Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s delusions of grandeur

In New York Times Opinion

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is earning a surprising amount of support in the U.S. election, Michelle Cottle writes. She spoke to Lis Smith, part of Team Biden’s war room aimed at handling third-party threats, about the effort to take him down.
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“We’ve seen one distinct trend line for R.F.K. Jr. in 2024, and that is downward,” Lis Smith, a senior member of the Biden campaign’s war room targeting third-party candidates, tells Michelle Cottle.

Read: nyti.ms/3JJQgq0

VAERS is actually a national warning system that analyzes reports of possible side effects from vaccines -- it's meant to detect potential safety issues. I think Shanahan means the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program which is a separate thing entirely which is funded by an excise…

Key takeaways on RFK Jr's narcissism:

- 'RFK Jr.'s delusion is matched only by his audacity'
- 'It takes all kinds of ego to run for president. But a grip on reality helps too.'
- 'Should raise serious questions for voters about how this guy thinks of himself & the race.'

“RFK Jr.’s Running Mate Parrots Right-Wing Talking Points About Abortion”

Not only is Robert F. Kennedy Jr a spoiler for Trump, he’s also running a deeply unserious, narcissistic campaign devoid of any intellectual heft.

RFK Jr. is embracing some of the most fringe, racist elements in American politics in his quest to be a spoiler for Trump in November. He’s besmirched his family name and turned his back on the Kennedy legacy of standing up to deplorable racists.

The minor party in California that nominated RFK Jr. was, up until earlier this year, led by a Chair who wrote a book saying Black people perform worse in schools because of genetic differences. The new Chair as of last weekend is a former GOP operative. washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

KAITLAN COLLINS: So you agree that people who break in and vandalize a building should be prosecuted?

JD VANCE: Yes

COLLINS: Ok, I'm just checking, because you helped raise money for people who did so on January 6

Nicole Shanahan reveals that Robert F. Kennedy Jr wants federal limits on abortions.

He has previously said he would sign a federal abortion ban at 15 weeks.

> Robert F. Kennedy Jr explaining his role in the campaign:

Like a scene out of veep

For the second night in a row, MSNBC highlighted the Senate Republicans's embarrassment of a Wisconsin Senate candidate, Eric Hovde, as he continues to disparage voters across the state.

Unlike Hovde, Tammy Baldwin will always stand up for Wisconsinites including our seniors.

RFK Jr is no different than Trump. Selling out our allies to Putin.

As a teen I volunteered for John F. Kennedy’s 1960 campaign. RFK Jr. is no JFK. We cannot appease Vladimir Putin, a brutal dictator who is leading an illegal, and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. Negotiations can begin when Russia is out of Ukraine.