RFK Jr. accuses Biden and Trump of 'colluding' to exclude him from debates

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: NBC News

May 15, 2024, 1:04 PM EDT


Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump were "colluding" to exclude him from the debates they agreed to participate in on Wednesday.

Biden and Trump said Wednesday that they had accepted invitations for presidential debates hosted by CNN on June 27 and ABC News on Sept. 10.

Kennedy would not currently qualify for the CNN debate in Atlanta based on the criteria the network laid out. Stefanie Spear, press secretary for the Kennedy campaign, told NBC News that Kennedy would accept an invitation from CNN to debate Biden and Trump if he qualifies.

In a post on X, Kennedy voiced his anger about being excluded from the first general election debate. "Presidents Trump and Biden are colluding to lock America into a head-to-head match-up that 70% say they do not want. They are trying to exclude me from their debate because they are afraid I would win. Keeping viable candidates off the debate stage undermines democracy," he said in his post.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/rfk-debate-excluded-biden-trump-rcna152392

[Journeyman]

1. I'd tell him to go away, there are adults trying to work here, but damn, we're talking Donald Trump . . .

[Lovie777]

2. Doesn't he need to talk with the media who scheduled it?............................

blaming Pres Biden is the usual bullshit crapola. I don't give a hoot about shithole.

[hlthe2b]

3. Honestly... What is his justification for inclusion? Can he show any polling that makes him competitive for

a single state? (real polling--not internal polls)

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. Worms don't debate. . . . . nt

[SarahD]

5. Well, Junior, it would be fun

for about the first three minutes. After that, most people would regret it intensely.

[WhiteTara]

6. The President has already stated he won't participate

so the two brain impaired others can have a ball.

[Freethinker65]

7. They would have to allow Haley, and an empty chair for undecideds, before Kennedy

[BumRushDaShow]

8. Don't forget

Pence's fly!





I wanna see the fly vs the worm! Biden can bust out the swatter!

[Marcuse]

23. It wasn't a worm. Magats are spreading. .

[liberalgunwilltravel]

9. Don't go away mad

Just go away. And take your brain worm with you.

[rurallib]

10. Have your VP buy a couple of hours on national TV, Junior

[BlueKota]

11. Somehow I just can't picture those two colluding on anything.

[Cha]

15. Yeah, RF is Gaslighting like hell Again.

[2naSalit]

12. Whiner.

[ZonkerHarris]

13. RFK and his brain worm can debate each other.

[SWBTATTReg]

14. And just by what criteria should the two leading contenders let you in on the debate too? You haven't participated in a

primary yet, I think, and your numbers are dismally low. Go away.

[Gore1FL]

16. If asked by he press, the response from both camps should be "who, now?" nt

[SupportSanity]

17. RFKjr was dissed. They only invited the worm.

[Oopsie Daisy]

18. Hey Bob! Go suck an egg!

[IbogaProject]

19. Come back when your polls are beyond the error range

Come on Jr, get yourself over or at least close to 5% before we waste time talking or worse thinking about you.

[louis-t]

20. I can't imagine why he thinks debating would help him.

He doesn't come off well as a speaker. His voice is hard to listen to. And he's nuts.

[TomSlick]

22. As a general proposition, people who are nuts don't know it.

I wrongly assumed in the past that videos of him were fake. I believed he wasn't really that nutty and the voice had to be fake. Turns out he really is that nutty and that really is his voice.

[GB_RN]

21. I Think What Jr Needs...

Is some cheese to go with his fucking whine.

Get the fuck out, you whack job.

[Demsrule86]

24. It is a head to head match up. Your only role is spoiler. So go away...isn't Bannon missing you?

[LudwigPastorius]

25. Quit yer whining, Bob.

Even if Biden and Trump went through the Commission on Presidential Debates, guess what?

You still wouldn't be in the debates because you don't meet the established criteria for inclusion.

Go eat a fistful of raw pork to give your worm a friend in that god-forsaken, lonely space between your ears.

[elleng]

26. Not 'collusion,' but agreement that only 2 parties can be represented.

[Mark.b2]

27. Let's keep the break going with no one running on their family name...

If his last name werent “Kennedy”, this wouldnt even be a discussion.

[marble falls]

30. If it were Tuberville Jr, this wouldn't be an issue. Or just about any other politician's kid and there ...

... wouldn't be a discussion. "Kennedy" is a whole other matter. I believe John Kennedy of Louisiana gets some benefit of the name, too.

[marble falls]

28. I'm standing by the door waiting for you know who to turn up. Pizza's in the oven warming up.

[orange jar]

29. to be fair

I'd exclude him from debates just because of his voice alone.

[marble falls]

31. But then that wouldn't be fair either, all things being equal. We have a Democrat in the House who uses ...

... an electronic voice. RFK Jr has 99 problems as a potential leader and not one of the them is his voice.

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Her speech using a voice app made history in Congress — and sparked a ...
1 day ago*Correction appended. Last week, Rep. Jennifer Wexton made disability history by becoming the first member of Congress to deliver a speech using an augmentative and alternative communication device on the House floor. Wexton has a rare degenerative condition called progressive supranuclear palsy, or PSP.


https://www.latimes.com › politics › story › 2024-04-08 › rfk-jr-voice-condition-spasmodic-dysphonia
What is Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s voice condition? Spasmodic dysphonia ...
Apr 8, 2024Robert F. Kennedy Jr., speaking in Los Angeles in February, has a medical condition that has left his voice sounding ragged. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) By James Rainey Staff Writer. April ...

[orange jar]

32. I know.

Aside from RFK Jr's claims coming from delusion, a lot of people wouldn't want to watch the debate if they had to listen to someone who has a voice that is extremely difficult to listen to. He can't help it, but it is what it is. From a networks' perspective, he would be a ratings killer. They want as many views as possible, and they aren't going to get it with him on the debate stage.

His support is largely online. People who aren't chronically online and still watch regular TV would be turned off immediately, imo.