Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has withdrawn his name from the ballot in Arizona.
The move was revealed by Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes.
In a post on X, Fontes stated:
“RFK Jr.’s campaign filed official paperwork with our office today withdrawing him from AZ’s 2024 election.”
In the post, Fontes said the official filing would be made available on the Arizona government website on Friday.
RFK Jr.’s campaign filed official paperwork with our office today withdrawing him from AZ’s 2024 election. That filling will be available on our website tomorrow at https://t.co/GsXDYD1kDY pic.twitter.com/JJTG9Q77Vx
— Arizona Secretary of State (@AZSecretary) August 23, 2024
The withdrawal came on the final day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC).
At the DNC on Thursday night, Democrat presidential nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris gave the keynote address.
The news comes amid rumors that Kennedy may drop out of the 2024 presidential race and endorse President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee.
Kennedy previously announced he would address the country on Friday, August 23.
He said he would provide an update on his political future.
President Trump spoke to “FOX & Friends” on Thursday about whether Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. might drop out of the race and endorse him.
“He is a very good person,” Trump said, as THAIMBC News reported.
“If he endorsed me, I would be honored by it.
“I would be very honored by it.
“He really has his heart in the right place.
“He is a respected person,” Trump said.
“But, overall, I thought the Democrats, he was a Democrat, I don’t know what he is right now.
“But he was a Democrat. They treated him very badly.
“I think he would have, he goes around saying he would have beaten [President] Biden in the primary.
“I think there was a good chance,” Trump said.
Kennedy’s running mate, Nicole Shanahan, recently revealed that they were considering dropping out and endorsing Trump.
As THAIMBC News previously reported, Shanahan said Kennedy is considering plans to “join forces with Donald Trump” to stop the Democrats from winning the election in November.
Shanahan made the comments during an interview published on Tuesday.
According to Shanahan, RFK Jr. is currently weighing up two options, both of which seek to help President Trump beat Harris and her radical communist running mate Tim Walz.
During her interview on the Impact Theory podcast, Shanahan said:
“There’s two options that we’re looking at and one is staying in, forming that new party, but we run the risk of a Kamala Karris and Walz presidency because we draw votes from Trump.
“Or we walk away right now and join forces with Donald Trump and you know, we walk away from that and we explain to our base why we’re making this decision,” Shanahan continued.
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On X, Shanahan doubled down, claiming that Democrats are “terrified” their campaign may endorse Trump.
Earlier in the week, Shanahan joined “Fox News @ Night with Trace Gallagher” and said any decision to drop and endorse Trump would ultimately come from Kennedy.
“You know, it’s Bobby’s decision,” she said.
“I came into this supporting him wholeheartedly to win this election.
“And I have to say, there’s only one party that has obstructed fair, a fair election for us.
“And unfortunately, it was the Democratic Party.
“They’ve done everything they can, including creating PACs to prevent us from being able to have ballot access.”
