HOURS after presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that he would suspend his campaign, the independent candidate made a surprise appearance at Donald Trump's rally in a show of support.
Kennedy Jr. was welcomed to the stage after he publicly endorsed the Republican presidential candidate earlier in the day. 2 Trump brought out Robert F.
Kennedy Jr. at his rally on Friday in Arizona Credit: AP 2 Just hours after suspending his campaign and endorsing Trump, Kennedy Jr. spoke on behalf of Trump in Arizona Credit: AFP or licensors This rally, hosted by the right-wing organization Turning Point USA, marked Trump's first appearance on stage since the conclusion of the Democratic National Convention on Thursday.
"I don't think I've ever introduced anyone who's gotten applause like he just did," Trump said of Kennedy Jr.'s entrance. Trump called Kennedy Jr.
his friend and said he ran "an extraordinary campaign" for the last 16 months. "I can only tell you I've known him a long time, we've been a little on the opposite side of the equation, but I will say this - he is a brilliant, phenomenal person." "I'm proud of Bobby if you want to know the Truth," Trump said after acknowledging RFK Jr.
's late uncle and father. Trump also announced on stage alongside Kennedy Jr. that he would establish a new independent presidential commission on assassination attempts - which would be responsible for getting to the bottom of what happened to his uncle, President John F.
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