RFK Jr says this is ‘2-man race’ after Biden drops presidential bid [Video]

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the contest for the White House is a “two-man race” and that only he can beat Donald Trump after President Biden‘s shocking withdrawal from a second-term bid.

Speaking Sunday at a hastily called press conference from his family’s storied compound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, Kennedy praised Biden while simultaneously blaming Democratic Party leaders for “hiding” his mental decline.

“I want to begin by commending President Biden for a career in public service: a long, long career and representing and serving our country and for his handling of the many difficulties and challenges, personal challenges and tragedies that he suffered during his life with so much admirable conduct and the empathy that he derives from those experiences,” Kennedy said.

Kennedy, who left the party his family once ruled after it blocked his bid to challenge Biden in primaries, said the Democratic National Committee created a mess by covering for Biden.

Kennedy …