The nephew of former President John F. Kennedy, and presidential candidate, took aim at his opponents, Donald Trump and Joe Biden, ensuring that they do not want his participation in the debate.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Photo: EFE
A new presidential election will soon arrive USAso the candidates are preparing for the presidential debate on June 27. The event will take place on CNN and the US president will be present, Joe Bidenand the former head of state, donald trumpwho was in power from 2017 to 2021. However, the independent candidate, Robert F. Kennedy Jr, will not be able to participate for not meeting the channel’s requirements.
The former president’s nephew John F. Kennedy, He had time until noon this Friday to meet the requirements demanded by CNNsuch as appearing on a certain number of state ballots to reach the threshold of 270 electoral votes that allow him to win the Presidency, and receive at least 15% of support in four national surveys, according to local media.
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According to CBS News, the independent candidate indicated in a statement that his opponents do not want him to be part of the debate. “Biden and Trump don’t want me on the debate stage and CNN illegally agreed to their lawsuit. My exclusion from the debate by Presidents Biden and Trump is undemocratic, un-American and cowardly“.
In fact, the same campaign Kennedy Jr. He assures that CNN did not take the debate criteria for the independent candidate in the same way as for Trump and Biden. Although the candidate presented requests for access to the ballots on several occasions in several states in the United States, They are still being reviewed by state electoral offices.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Photo: EFE
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The presidential debate without Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
What is known so far is that The debate will take place before either the Democratic Party or the Republican Party hold their national conventions. to make the election of its nominees official. Although it is believed that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will not be able to win the election for the Presidency of the United States, his mere presence on the ballots can cause irreparable damage to one of the two major parties, be it the Democrat or the Republican, so he hopes that his candidacy will make “Americans refuse to vote out of fear.”
He first electoral debate between Biden and Trump will take place on June 27 in Atlantapresented by the network’s journalists, Jake Tapper and Dana Bash. The debate will last about 90 minutes which will include two commercial breaks, as detailed last Saturday by CNN, and campaign staff will not be able to interact with their candidate during that time.
Presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Photo: EFE.
Both candidates will appear on identical podiums, and their positions will be determined randomly, throwing a coin into the air. On the other hand, their microphones will remain closed throughout the debate, except when it is their turn to speak. ABC will host the second and final presidential debate scheduled for September.
