Robert F. Kennedy Jr Parents: Meet Ethel And Robert F. Kennedy

Publish date: 2024-05-06

Robert F. Kennedy Jr Parents: Meet Ethel And Robert F. Kennedy: Robert Francis Kennedy Jr., also known by his initials RFK Jr was born on January 17, 1954.

Born in Washington, D.C., Kennedy is an American environmental lawyer and writer who promotes anti-vaccine misinformation and public health-related conspiracy theories.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr Parents: Meet Ethel And Robert F. Kennedy

Robert F. Kennedy Jr is the son of Ethel Kennedy (mother) and Robert F. Kennedy (father). His mother is a human rights advocate while his father was an American politician and lawyer. He was 14 years old when his father was assassinated while running for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1968

In October 2023, Kennedy hit major headlines after he announced on Monday, October 9 that he would run for the US president as an independent candidate.

Kennedy’s announcement comes after several weeks of speculation about his future in the 2024 field. His independent candidacy for president officially ends his effort to defeat President Joe Biden in the Democratic primary.

“I’m here to declare myself an independent candidate for president of the United States,” the anti-vaccination activist said in remarks in Philadelphia urging voters to reject both “corrupt” political parties.

Before his independent candidacy announcement, Kennedy was running for the Democratic Party nomination in the election until Monday, October 9, 2023, when he announced he was running as an independent.

As a promoter of anti-vaccine misinformation and public health-related conspiracy theories, Kennedy is the founder and chairman of Children’s Health Defense, an anti-vaccine advocacy group.

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