Trump claims RFK Jr will do a ‘great service to America’ by taking votes from Biden

Donald Trump has claimed that Robert F Kennedy Jr’s presidential run is providing “a great service to America” by syphoning votes away from President Joe Biden – despite concerns the Independent candidate could also damage the Republican former president’s chances.

Taking to Truth Social just after RFK Jr unveiled attorney and Silicon Valley investor Nicole Shanahan as his running mate, Mr Trump declared: “RFK Jr is the most Radical Left Candidate in the race, by far. He’s a big fan of the Green New Scam, and other economy killing disasters.

“I guess this would mean he is going to be taking votes from Crooked Joe Biden, which would be a great service to America.

“His running mate, Nicole Shanahan, is even more ‘Liberal’ than him, if that’s possible. Kennedy is a Radical Left Democrat, and always will be!!!”

Mr Trump went on to insist: “It’s great for MAGA, but the Communists will make it very hard for him to get on the Ballot. Expect him, and her, to be indicted any day now, probably for Environmental Fraud! He is Crooked Joe Biden’s Political Opponent, not mine. I love that he is running!”

But beneath the bluster, Mr Trump might actually be worried about the opposite possibility coming to pass – that RFK Jr could be poised to peel votes away from his own campaign instead.

While Democratic activists are said to fear that a greater number of candidates in the race will do more harm to the current president than it will to his predecessor, current polling suggests that RFK Jr could entice roughly the same number of supporters away from both Mr Biden and Mr Trump in November.

The latest RealClear Polling average foresees Mr Trump winning a three-way race between the three candidates by a 5.4 per cent margin, picking up