Independent Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

As he continues his independent Presidential campaign, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sat down with CBS6 on Power and Politics for a wide-ranging, 30-minute interview. Their conversation begins with RFK Jr.'s thoughts on the recent federal trial in Albany regarding a lawsuit by Democrats to get RFK Jr. off the ballot in New York State. From there RFK addressed leaving the Democratic Party, and his family's reaction to that, as some have since endorsed the Biden-Harris campaign. He says he stands for a Democratic Party which believes in freedom of speech, pro-life and bodily autonomy, anti-war and that represents the American middle class. RFK's "America Strong" platform is his plan to "unify America", with many of its tenets focused on ending "politically motivated" prosecutions of private and political figures, so CBS6 asked if he would pardon Donald Trump if elected. RFK Jr. said he'd need to investigate further, and also, when asked if he'd be in Mr. Trump's cabinet, resolutely said "No." His views differ on American support in Ukraine and Israel, which he discussed at length, saying the United States is fighting a proxy war of their own in Ukraine, and that Israel has a right to defend themselves after the attacks from Hamas. He says he wants to address and reverse negative U.S. health outcomes, and address the impact of artificial intelligence moving forward. CBS6 also asked him why the "skeletons" in his closet are different than any other politician. He responded by saying he is telling the truth, and never planned on running for President of the United State, and that he "wouldn't run for Pope." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices