Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on stage with Donald Trump

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Friday that he was dropping out of the presidential race. Lev Radin, ZUMAWIRE/MVPHOTOS

Running as an independent candidate in the US presidential election Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Announced on Friday Give up presidential campaignIn response to the news, he expressed support for the Republican candidate For Donald TrumpHours later, Kennedy appeared at a Trump campaign event in Arizona.

Trump welcomes Kennedy at microphone with Foo Fighters My Hero — as music blared in the background, Kennedy told the cheering crowd that he wanted to work with Trump to “remove chemicals from food.”

Trump also praised Kennedy.

“His campaign inspired millions of Americans and raised critical issues that had been ignored for too long in this country,” Trump said.

Earlier on Friday, Kennedy told a news conference that he had met with Trump and his aides several times and understood they agreed on many issues, including border security and free speech.

– We still have very strong differences on many topics and viewpoints. “But we are in agreement on other key issues,” Kennedy said at a press conference.

Kennedy repeated the same thing to Trump during his appearance. Trump, on the other hand, said when Kennedy took office that if he won the election, he would set up a commission to investigate the assassination attempt on the president. He also promised to release the former president John F. Kennedy Documents related to the murder.

John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963. He was Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s uncle.

A super PAC backing Kennedy told Reuters on Wednesday that Kennedy hopes to be offered a job in a possible Trump administration in exchange for his support.

Kennedy launched his presidential campaign in April 2023 from the Democratic field, when he established himself as a challenger Joe Biden for his candidacy. Later he changed his mind and decided to run as an independent candidate.