Robert F Kennedy Jr to challenge Joe Biden for White House
Robert F Kennedy Jr, 69, has submitted election paperwork to run for the US presidency in 2024 as a Democrat.
He is the son of the late Senator Robert F Kennedy and nephew of President John F Kennedy.
Kennedy’s campaign treasurer, John E Sullivan, confirmed the filing, but he is likely to be a rank outsider for the Democratic nomination, with President Joe Biden expected to run for re-election.
His campaign is likely to struggle due to his outspoken anti-vaccine views, which have damaged his reputation and overshadowed his work as an environmental lawyer who has campaigned on issues such as clean water.
His anti-vaccine views have been widely denounced by his own family. In 2021, his Instagram account was removed as he had been sharing already debunked claims, and Facebook and Instagram removed accounts for his anti-vaccine group, Children’s Health Defence, in 2022.