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RFK apologises over leaked call of Trump making an offer
[BBC] Robert F Kennedy Jr has apologised after a video was leaked of a private phone call in which Donald Trump is heard apparently trying to coax the independent presidential candidate to support him.“I would love you to do something,” Trump can be heard saying in the clip. “And I think it’ll be so good for you and so big for you. And we’re going to win.” Mr Kennedy then says: “Yeah.” Trump and Mr Kennedy, a longshot third-party candidate, are political rivals who have occasionally criticised each other during the campaign. The footage is said to have been recorded on Sunday, a day before the pair met in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where the Republican convention is taking place, stoking speculation that Mr Kennedy might be about to exit the race and endorse Trump. But Kennedy spokeswoman Stefanie Spear said on Monday that he was not dropping out. Robert F Kennedy Jr posted on X on Tuesday: “When President Trump called me I was taping with an in-house videographer. “I should have ordered the videographer to stop recording immediately. I am mortified that this was posted. I apologise to the president.” It was Kennedy’s son, Robert F Kennedy III, who posted the footage online early on Tuesday. The younger Kennedy said in the post on X, formerly Twitter, that he wanted to expose Trump’s “real opinion” on immunisations, but he swiftly deleted the clip. So, it wasn't a mistake. Posted by: Skidmark 2024-07-18 |
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