Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Sunday said there were “no commitments” that he would be offered a position within a Trump administration in exchange for his endorsement of former President Trump and suspension of some parts of his presidential campaign.
When “Fox News Sunday” anchor Shannon Bream asked if Kennedy and Trump negotiated or discussed a Cabinet position or another role within a Trump government, the independent presidential candidate said, “There’s been no commitments. But, you know, I met with President Trump, with family, with his closest advisers, and we just made a general commitment that we are going to work together.”
His remarks come days after Kennedy announced last week he was suspending his presidential campaign in swing states, while keeping his name on most red and blue state ballots.
In doing so, Kennedy threw his support to Trump and ripped the Democratic Party and the media for what he claimed was an unfair treatment of his independent campaign.
Trump quickly thanked Kennedy for the endorsement, calling it “big” and “very nice.”
“He’s a great guy, respected by everybody,” Trump said of Kennedy.
Reports have circulated in recent months that Kennedy has his eyes set on a Cabinet position, regardless of who wins the White House in November. He reportedly tried to get a meeting with Vice President Harris about a Cabinet position and chatted with Trump about it as well. His running mate, Nicole Shanahan, shrugged off any traction with Harris in a recent interview, calling a Harris-Walz presidency a “risk” of staying in.
Should he be offered a position, Kennedy could carry out a major reform of various governmental agencies. He pushed back, however, on the notion he would completely dismantle them, as some reports have suggested.
“I wouldn’t dismantle them. I would change the focus and I would end the corruption,” he said. “We need to get the corruption out of [the Food and Drug Administration], out of [the National Institutes of Health], out of the [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] and make them function as they’re supposed to function, which is to protect public health and particularly children’s health.”