独立总统候选人小罗伯特·F·肯尼迪据多位知情人士透露,他最近寻求与美国副总统卡玛拉·哈里斯会面。
肯尼迪的竞选经理阿默里斯·福克斯·肯尼迪告诉ABC新闻,她和肯尼迪联系了哈里斯团队,但尚未得到回复。
肯尼迪竞选团队与包括总统在内的民主党高层进行了长达一个月的毫无结果的谈话,这次外联活动是最新的一次乔·拜登福克斯·肯尼迪在接受美国广播公司采访时表示。
然而,最近试图会见哈里斯似乎有额外的意义:该华盛顿邮报周三报道说,肯尼迪想讨论在哈里斯的内阁服务的可能性,以换取支持,帮助她在今年秋天的终点线。
福克斯·肯尼迪对故事的细节没有争议,并告诉美国广播公司新闻,“鲍比一直愿意与两党会面,讨论团结政府的可能性。”
然而,在周四早上,肯尼迪在X上发帖他“没有计划支持卡玛拉·哈里斯竞选总统”
“我确实有击败她的计划,”他在一篇帖子的结尾补充道,该帖子包括对哈里斯和民主党的具体批评。
民主党人周三几乎排除了与肯尼迪达成协议的可能性,肯尼迪的民调数字在整个夏天都在稳步下降。
“没有人打算与MAGA资助的边缘候选人谈判,他已经在唐纳德·特朗普以换取支持,”民主党全国委员会顾问利斯·史密斯说。
肯尼迪曾多次与共和党提名人唐纳德·特朗普会面,包括在密尔沃基上个月,这些人讨论了肯尼迪在特朗普政府中的可能角色,美国广播公司新闻之前报道过。
RFK Jr. says he has 'no plans to endorse' Harris after he recently tried to set up meeting with her
Independent presidential candidateRobert F. Kennedy Jr.recently sought a meeting with Vice President Kamala Harris, according to multiple people familiar with the outreach.
Amaryllis Fox Kennedy, Kennedy’s campaign manager, told ABC News that she and Kennedy reached out to the Harris team but have yet to hear back.
The outreach was the latest in a monthslong and fruitless effort by the Kennedy campaign to speak with top Democrats, including PresidentJoe Bidenwhen he sat atop the Democratic ticket, Fox Kennedy told ABC.
However, the most recent attempts to meet with Harris appear to have carried extra meaning: theWashington Postreported Wednesday that Kennedy wanted to discuss the possibility of serving in Harris' cabinet in exchange for an endorsement to help her over the finish line this fall.
Fox Kennedy did not dispute the details of the story and told ABC News, "Bobby has always been willing to meet with both parties to discuss the possibility of a unity government."
However, on Thursday morning,Kennedy posted on Xthat he has "no plans to endorse Kamala Harris for President.”
“I do have plans to defeat her,” he added at the end of a post that included specific criticisms of Harris and the Democratic Party.
Democrats on Wednesday all but dismissed the possibility of working out a deal with Kennedy, whose poll numbers have steadily dipped throughout the summer.
"No one has any intention of negotiating with a MAGA-funded fringe candidate who has sought out a job withDonald Trumpin exchange for an endorsement," said Lis Smith, an advisor to the Democratic National Committee.
Kennedy has met multiple times with Republican nominee Donald Trump, including an in-person meeting inMilwaukeelast month where the men discussed possible roles for Kennedy in a Trump administration, as ABC Newspreviously reported.