Donald Trump Jr., the former president's eldest son, Tucker Carlson, the influential right-wing commentator who spoke at Trump's convention, and Omeed Malik, a business executive and donor who has
contributed to both Trump and Kennedy’s campaigns this election cycle, have been working behind the scenes to convince the independent candidate to end his bid for the White House and endorse Trump.
Now, Kennedy is planning to suspend his campaign on Friday and to throw his support to Trump, two sources familiar with his plans told NBC News, though they noted that talks are ongoing.
Trump Jr., Carlson and Malik each held a series of meetings and calls with each candidate to negotiate an exit and endorsement by Kennedy.
A pact between Trump and Kennedy is an outcome Democrats — including some other Kennedys — have been predicting for some time. Jack Schlossberg, John F. Kennedy’s grandson, told NBC News on Wednesday that he “wouldn’t be surprised if he was working for President Trump at some point or in the past.”
RFK selling out to trump. Doubt it ends well for him. Joining trump rarely does.
