Campaign 2024

Robert Kennedy Jr. Announces 2024 Presidential Campaign

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the son of former attorney general and 1968 presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, announced his 2024 Democratic presidential campaign at a rally in Boston. Mr. Kennedy said he was running for president because he wanted to challenge the connection between government and corporate power, press for greater economic equality, and heal the nation's political divides. He also talked extensively about his vaccine skepticism and criticisms of handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.