RFK Jr re-ups Trump debate challenge, suggesting venue in 'perfect neutral territory'
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday reignited his call to debate former President Trump, suggesting "perfect neutral territory" at the upcoming Libertarian Party convention as the venue.
In a message on X, RFK Jr. acknowledged how both he and Trump are already scheduled to speak at the upcoming convention on May 24 and 25 in Washington, D.C.
"It’s perfect neutral territory for you and me to have a debate where you can defend your record for your wavering supporters," Kennedy wrote to Trump. "You yourself have said you’re not afraid to debate me as long as my poll numbers are decent. Well, they are. In fact, I’m the only presidential candidate in history who has polled ahead of both major party candidates in head-to-head races."
"So let’s meet at the Libertarian convention and show the American public that at least two of the major candidates aren’t afraid to debate each other," he added. "I asked the convention organizers and they are game for us to use our time there to bring the American people the debate they deserve!"
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Kennedy said he was "grateful" to Trump for "calling attention to the rigged polling methodologies that biased DNC-influenced media have used against you."
"We have this concern too, and I’m happy to show you the deceptive methodologies used by DNC-allied pollsters who pretend that I’m in single digits. You have correctly characterized these as ‘fake polls,'" he said.
Kennedy pointed to polling results from Zogby, an analytics firm he contracted. The independent presidential candidate said that poll shows Trump beat President Biden "handily" in a head-to-head matchup.
"I crush him as well, by even more. And against each other, I