Environmental lawyer and vocal anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to enter the 2024 presidential race as a Democrat, CNN reports. His campaign treasurer, John E. Sullivan, confirmed the filing Wednesday. Kennedy will make an official statement regarding his candidacy on April 19 in Boston, his campaign office said.
Kennedy first expressed interest in a presidential run last month on Twitter. "If it looks like I can raise the money and mobilize enough people to win, I'll jump in the race," he said. If he runs, his priority would be to "end the corrupt merger between state and corporate power," which he claims has ruined the economy, middle class, and landscapes.
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