In an interview which aired this past Sunday on Fox News, defeated former President Donald Trump praised Democratic presidential aspirant Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as "a very smart person":
He’s a very smart person. I know a lot of the members of that family, and he’s a very smart guy. And he’s hit a little bit of a nerve. And a lot of Democrats I know want to vote for him.
As usual, I don't believe what Trump says. But there is a reason he is praising RFK, Jr. It's because it is convenient for him to do so. Mind you, Trump's praise comes amid RFK, Jr's claim that COVID-19 was "ethnically targeted" to spare Jews and Chinese people. Well, Trump never met a conspiracy theory he didn't like either.
Then again, the feelings are mutual. RFK, Jr. recently likened Trump's debating skills to that of Abraham Lincoln. Of course, if one is apt to subscribe to theories that COVID was "ethnically targeted" then it's entirely plausible one would be inclined to liken Trump's debating skills to those of Lincoln though I don't recall Lincoln impugning Stephen Douglas' son during their debates.
One must keep in mind that Trump praises RFK, Jr. because he does not represent a threat to his ambitions. Indeed, RFK, Jr isn't targeting Trump, he's targeting Biden and thus doing Trump's bidding whether he knows it or not. And as long as RFK, Jr. continues to do Trump's bidding then we can expect Trump to lavish more praise upon RFK, Jr. This praise will only cease once RFK, Jr. is of no further use to Trump or begins to represent a threat to him.
At least for now, Trump and RFK, Jr. will continue to offer the country conspiracy theories. Meanwhile, President Biden will continue to spend his time governing and getting things done to improve the lives of Americans.
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