RFK Jr insists ‘many’ family members are backing his campaign after Kennedy clan visited Biden

Robert F Kennedy Jr has insisted that “many” of his family members back his independent presidential campaign after several members of the family seemingly snubbed him with a visit to the White House in which they heaped praise on President Joe Biden.

“Many other family members are working for my campaign,” he told News Nation’s Chris Cuomo, adding: “Many other family members support it.”

It is not clear which members of his family Mr Kennedy Jr was referencing.

His comments came after several generations of the famous Kennedy clan were pictured at the White House with President Biden for a St Patrick’s Day celebration over the weekend.

RFK Jr, who is currently running as an independent candidate in the 2024 election, was notably absent.

In his interview with News Nation, Mr Kennedy Jr downplayed the size of the group in the photo, which he said was “a very small percentage of my family.”

Robert F Kennedy Jr has insisted that ‘many’ of his family members back his independent presidential campaign

The Kennedy family shared the photo on social media on Sunday and also took the opportunity to voice their support for president Biden.

“It’s not enough to wish the world were better, you must make the world better,” Kerry Kennedy, the younger sister of RFK Jr wrote in a post on X.

“@POTUS President Biden, you make the world better,” she added.

Further downplaying the photo, Mr Kennedy Jr told News Nation: “President Biden is an old friend of my family.”

He also took partial credit for facilitating the visit to the White House on Sunday, telling Cuomo: “I played a role, I think, in facilitating that visit to the White House and bringing them all such happiness, so I’m happy about that,” he said. “I do hope at least a couple of