Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tried to meet with Kamala Harris to discuss Cabinet job

[demmiblue]

Harris has rebuffed the offer of an endorsement, while Kennedy has also had conversations with Republican nominee Donald Trump about a role in his administration.

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sought a meeting last week with Democratic nominee Kamala Harris to discuss the possibility of serving in her administration, perhaps as a Cabinet secretary, if he throws his support behind her campaign and she wins, according to Kennedy campaign officials.

Harris and her advisers have not responded with an offer to meet or shown interest in the proposal, say people familiar with the conversations.

The Kennedy outreach, made through intermediaries, follows a meeting in Milwaukee last month between Kennedy and Republican nominee Donald Trump to discuss a similar policy role and endorsement that resulted in no agreement. In those discussions, Kennedy spoke about advising Trump in a second term on health and medical issues.

The independent candidate and namesake of the most famous American political dynasty is exploring multiple options for the future of his presidential effort, which has seen a decline in national polling since President Joe Biden dropped out of the race. His campaign has produced polling, which it has tried to share with Democrats, that it claims shows both Harris and Trump would get a boost in their public support across 31 states if either candidate announced publicly that Kennedy would have a Cabinet role in their administration.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/14/rfk-jr-kamala-harris-cabinet-trump/

[edisdead]

1. He coukd serve as the national fish hook baiter

He really has a good head fir that.

[Jim__]

2. "... Kennedy spoke about advising Trump in a second term on health and medical issues."

He's so qualified to speak on health and medical issues.

[wishstar]

3. Probably just to counter the appearance of him favoring Trump

but it makes him look like he's merely opportunistically jumping off Trump's sinking ship.

[Walleye]

4. RFK Junior needs to get a job. And not in government.

[Charlie Chapulin]

5. Playing both sides against the middle?

[hlthe2b]

6. He is so screwed: NY court declared invalid for NY ballot because his residence is actually California

(not the foreclosed Westchester CO property he didn't even own).

AND, get this. His VP candidate, Nicole Shanahan is likewise a resident of California--so he would have the same electoral college problem (can't count California) as Trump would have had with FL if "Little Marco" had been chosen.

RFK JR is just nuts enough that he probably does NOT truly know how f..ked his is (and not only now, but in the future)/

[grumpyduck]

7. Cabinet secretary?

Sure, how about the Secretary of Useless Shitheads?

[greatauntoftriplets]

8. Secretary of Brainworm Research?

[tanyev]

9. Have you ever thought of writing a roadkill recipe book, Robert?

I predict you'll have lots of time available after November 5th.

[Turbineguy]

10. Secretary of Strange Phenomena?

[ecstatic]

11. if RFKJ had any integrity, the non-answer would be the right answer

One candidate is corrupt and for sale, the other is not.

[UTUSN]

12. Hah, junior, just siphon numbers from Drumpf then go to Venezuela with him and whazziname

[Buns_of_Fire]

13. But does the country really need a Department of Brain Worms? nt

[Talitha]

14. Damn, this guy is a real piece of work.

Go home and chow down on some road kill, Bobby.

[Hekate]

15. Your daddy's name can only take you so far when you become this fringy ...

[dalton99a]

16. Shamelessly stupid

[muriel_volestrangler]

17. Alexandra Petri has moved from the satire op-eds to the Washington Post's "straight" reporting?

"Well, I had a worm in my brain for years. So in a way I have a double resumé. Plus I've spent decades advising against childhood immunizations, while I started on heroin when I was 15 (but I was sober when telling people to avoid vaccines, honest). So Health is an obvious place for me to be. Oh, I also dumped a bear carcass in a world-famous public park as a joke. Maybe Interior? Though I've said we should stop all military aid to Ukraine, and think Putin is an OK guy. So I'm a great fit for your foreign policy - State? Defense? Really, I could do anything, in my own unique way."

[Johonny]

18. Ambassador to Antarctica

[struggle4progress]

20. If we sent Musk and Trump to Mars, we could send Bob as ambassador to their colony

[Johonny]

21. They'd have to build a special tiny helmet

For the brain worm.

[Xavier Breath]

22. The penguins and seals unequivocally say 'no thanks.'

[struggle4progress]

19. What a stupid attempt to set up Harris on a bribery charge!