Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has suspended his bid for the presidency.
He threw his support behind Trump in a court filing in Pennsylvania before he made his announcement Friday afternoon, The Associated Press reported. The court filing was in reference to a ballot access challenge in the state, CNN reported.
His campaign had also asked to be removed from the Keystone State’s ballot. He said in his news conference that he will remain on several state ballots but has removed his name or will remove his name from 10 battleground states.
Kennedy spoke in Phoenix just miles from where former President Donald Trump was holding a rally in nearby Glendale, Arizona. Kennedy called the announcement “the present historical moment and his path forward.”
Trump had teased that a “special guest” would be joining him on stage during his event later Friday and it was expected to be Kennedy since their two events were close by, …