Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Scraps With MSNBC Host Over 'Vitriol' In Tense Exchange
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Ari Melber reminded the independent presidential candidate of one "clear position" that's a "very low bar."
MSNBC’s Ari Melber took on independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for appearing “warm” toward former President Donald Trump in a tense interview on Wednesday.
“The Beat” host questioned the conspiracy theorist over his past criticism of Ralph Nader’s 2000 presidential campaign and his 2016 endorsement of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton before asking him about critics who say he’s portraying a “false equivalency” between Trump and President Joe Biden.
“People are concerned not that this is Nader 2.0 but that you are using the platform and the following you have to suggest that they’re both catastrophic and they’re similar,” Melber said.
He continued, “And that you, they say, are ignoring not only the policy difference but the actual possible democracy and autocratic threat of Donald Trump if he wins again, perhaps thanks to you, your response.”
“Yeah, I never said that. So, you know, like I said, I think both of them did bad things for our country,” said Kennedy, who added that neither candidate can “end the vitriol” that Melber was trying to “pump up” in the interview.
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