Trump and RFK Jr. appear at Libertarian National Convention

Former Pres. and current hopeful Donald Trump and Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attended the event Friday. ABC News’ Maryalice Parks reports live from the convention in Washington D.C.
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[@user-rw5it6iq1z]

RFK jr didn't have a "failed" democratic run, he wasn't even allowed to run in democratic primaries. Get the facts straight.

[@jimhurst6168]

It’s the spin to keep him off the ballot in some states, i.e. the sore loser laws that some states have.

[@RepublicansJugglingLs]

Democrats don't want him. No more science deniers. No more conspiracy theorists. Kermit the joke is just that; a joke. 🤷‍♂️

[@dingbat999]

@@RepublicansJugglingLsbeing a dem makes u the punchline de facto…

[@RepublicansJugglingLs]

@@dingbat999 not at all. Democrat's pass the vast majority of legislation that actually benefits everyday people. Republicans only pad their pockets and cater to their rich donors. Everytime a republican enters office, the economy dips. When Democrat's enter office after, it's repaired. This is a recurring pattern here in America spanning decades. Facts > over feelings wittle one. Try it sometime.

[@xemisis350]

Just about to comment this same thing, so thanks lol

[@terrancebettencourt-in7xg]

Trump attacking rfk Jr is really stupid

[@vikinglife6316]

Why? he's an establishment hack. If you can't see this yet you need to gain wisdom and fast

[@slickdrick]

​@@vikinglife6316calling rfk Jr an establishment hack just proves how brain rotted you really are 😂

[@terryjeanne4693]

It's stupid because it make Trump look like Trump is just following orders - and he's not being supported by millions for that. It's stupid cause it makes Trump look incapable of reason and critical decision making. It's stupid cause media loves gossip and thus it's brought a lot of, at least superfine attention to an Independent candidate. Nobody's saying it's not typical, just unwise.

[@daydoe40s]

Is that a put down on Trump or RFK jr. Either way, It's great. LOL

[@terrancebettencourt-in7xg]

@@daydoe40s both

[@mrmaat]

There’s nothing libertarian about Trump.

[@themichyshow]

True, he actually won an election, unlike libertarians

[@papawheelie5576]

Did he keep us out of needless wars, or no?

[@doubledown4476]

The Libertarian candidate isn't libertarian, they don't believe in government or any type of regulation, there's no need for a candidate. No borders whatsoever, Oregan legalized all drugs and it only took 4 months for it to turn into a needle infested dumpster and they had to reverse course. The mesus caucus are the only reasonable ones.

[@thekrakeninggames]

Biden is weak, and he projects it. If not then none of these countries would be as brave as they have been the last 4 years huh? 🤔🫴🎯

[@thekrakeninggames]

Would he not be considered an 'economic libertarian'? 🤔

[@user-fl8be4px8x]

VOTE RFK 👍👍👍

[@Commonsense401]

With you.

[@barbarabradley8881]

I am

[@sharonharris9782]

​@@barbarabradley8881so you're voting for someone who has no chance of winning? 😂 Yes, like a real adult. 😅

[@user-fl8be4px8x]

@@sharonharris9782 more people are showing signs of respect for RFK And less for Trump and Biden. At least he makes more sense than the other two especially the one with the orange face

[@michellenina]

Copy

[@hectorlopez-ys5dw]

Another lie... independent candidates helping Trump is just another lie... Shame on you people.

[@HereWeGoAgain661]

lol

[@dominiccastro6483]

It's absolutely true that RFK is helping Trump

[@damham5689]

If he wasnt helping Trump then why are Trump supporter Billionaires like Tim Mellon giving RFK millions and spending millions more to get him on the ballot in swing states ?

[@Jason-gs7qn]

政治家都是片子。

[@drgta6]

lol, he's definitely a threat to tRump.

[@razednblazed]

they chose the weirdest clip from his speech. LOL

[@ronaldrothchild4068]

It’s abc they neolib network #1 so duh

[@gardnert1]

Well it IS the mainstream media. They can't be having the liberal watchers thinking they have any other realistic choices.

[@b747man3]

@@ronaldrothchild4068 You act like right wing media doesn't do the exact same thing.

[@diamondjones1595]

​@@b747man3 When did he imply that they didn't?

[@murtbuggy1]

Subtle shade all the way throughout....but shade none the less and not surprising.

[@2fuzy]

I like the part where the chanted f trump while debating why he should be there

[@nathanharris7815]

I liked that part too.😁

[@N8uregirl76]

Because they have class and respect....something you're not aware of.

[@2fuzy]

@@N8uregirl76 yea I'm sure they did it with the utmost respect😆 🤣 😂

[@MingTheMerciless-xs5kb]

Perfect!! libertarians hate when they are exposed as republican lite.

[@TakeBackOurCountry-RFKJ24]

I watched rfks live speech lol. There was no chanting

[@Doty6String]

I’m voting for worm brain

[@Jack0fAllTrades]

at least Kennedy doesn't have gaffes everyday now. Biden and Trump are morons

[@hdp756]

RFK 2024

[@RepublicansJugglingLs]

Hard pass.

[@ryankessler9528]

Hard YES

[@RepublicansJugglingLs]

@@ryankessler9528 go ahead and waste your vote 🤣 Kermit the joke doesn't stand much of a chance.

[@Commonsense401]

@@RepublicansJugglingLstime will tell. Likely we will be stuck with Brump or Triden. Hard to distinguish either as they are corrupt as f and only look out for corporations.

[@sharonharris9782]

​@@ryankessler9528yeah,go waste that vote. Ate you an adult? 😅

[@loveofinquiry8067]

I’d like to see Kennedy and Trump to debate!🇺🇸

[@TheTee5231976]

Trumps idea of courting the Libertarians is demanding they nominate him or vote for him. He even made comments about how they only get 3% of the votes in a way that spoke down to them. Give me a break

[@MorganRobertsActor]

God bless these reporters… they were just taking orders.

[@margarethughes9195]

RFK Jr was great. Back him 100%

[@1976Copper]

pretty safe to say that having a voice worse than nails on a chalkboard will severely limit his potential. Most folks find it both painful and alienating. Thank God--he's the only person in this country crazier than the GOP.

[@cherylmanfra1832]

No way !! Mathematics He doesn’t have a chance!! Seriously I have been watching politics all my life in the history of the United States No Third candidate ever won !! Get your head out of your ass !! Your giving the election to Trump !! The Kennedy family won’t endorse RFK JR do know why because he can’t win the election and Democracy is on the !! Go on Trumps website platform Trump is sick and wants nothing but revenge!! A vote for the Nut 🥜 Job RFK Jr is a vote for Trump you can’t see it ‘!!! I’m independent I’m definitely voting for President Biden!! RFK is know he can’t win !!

[@eldalopez3566]

@@1976CopperThose of us who like substance, integrity, intellect, honesty,competence and transparency, don’t have issues with his voice.

[@Dteshome85]

Oh, the audacity! You think you can insult Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s voice and get away with it? RFK Jr.'s voice may not be music to your ears, but it's a powerful instrument for justice and truth. He's used his voice to advocate for the voiceless, to expose corruption, and to fight for freedom. What have you done with your voice, huh? Just spew hate and ignorance? Nails on a Chalkboard? That's a laugh! Your insults are as weak as your arguments. RFK Jr.'s voice is like a clarion call to action, while your whining is just background noise. If you can't handle the truth, then maybe you're the one who should stay silent! You're a joke, a pathetic attempt at humor. Your insults are as lame as your intellect. If you want to play with the big leagues, bring your A-game. Otherwise, stick to your keyboard cowardice and leave the real work to the heroes like RFK Jr.

[@hmmm...7754]

Wow! What a difference between Trump's pandering rhetoric and RFK's speech. Night and day. I knew what to expect from each, and I wasn't wrong. Anyone who thinks Trump is more presidential than Kennedy is too far gone to help. - Kennedy '24

[@shan6736]

Exactly

[@michaelschaefer1904]

Camelot wasn't real. Who would vote for Kennedy without the hype?

[@luraluz]

Kennedy knew his audience and so he chose and focused on issues of common ground. Trump per usual just rambled on about his many, many achievements some of which were antithetical to Libertarian tenets.

[@hmmm...7754]

@@michaelschaefer1904 Hype? There has been anything but hype from the mainstream. His campaign has been largely ignored until his campaign's grassroots efforts have finally made them take notice. If you want to see a hype machines at work, look at the other two parties.

[@thehumanconversationalist1527]

So when exactly is this debate suppose to be held? All I've heard so far is that it's tomorrow, except that it says this was posted 17 hours ago...so does that mean today & what time?? Will a Libertarian also be represented as an actual candidate? Who's on the panel?...

[@ryankessler9528]

RFK JR said what he’s said all along, try listening to his 2-3 hour podcasts. He’s very Libertarian.

[@rodneyradnowski8334]

He seems like a democrat to me.

[@derekroper3168]

He’s too far left in regards to the 2nd amendment to be a libertarian.

[@BobDingus-bh3pd]

lol no he is not. He is literally a (D). He only changed his party because the DNC blocked him out. He is a “Democratic socialist.”

[@Jack0fAllTrades]

@@derekroper3168 Biden and Trump are mentally declining. They are too old to run.Have some common sense and think logic

[@mountbara]

@@derekroper3168 and other items, such as taxes. But people are desperate to not vote Trump or Biden.

[@diamondjones1595]

Interesting strategy to let outside candidates come make a case. It won't change my vote, but it's an interesting strategy.

[@hilaryquinn8673]

He’s there for Trump and his staff has admitted to this.

[@TheMissingLink2]

No he's not. He was invited to speak, along with Trump AND Biden, who blew off the convention. When he found out Trump was invited too and was attending, he asked the libertarians if they wouldn't mind putting aside some time for them to debate. They said they'd be happy to. Trump ran his ass away and did his own thing outside instead of appearing in stage with RFK.

[@thewargododin1976]

@@hilaryquinn8673because he’s sane. Anyone still standing on their vote for Biden has either: an extreme case of TDS or just watches propaganda “news” and believes it. I was so proud of my grandma for getting informed, she may not vote for Trump like I want, but she sure in hell isn’t voting for Joe Biden.

[@thewargododin1976]

@@TheMissingLink2You don’t know a thing about politics, you kids have funny takes, thanks for the laughs 👍🏻

[@masterofshadows8904]

​@@thewargododin1976oh look - a real, live r3t@rd in the wild!

[@jameskerrigan2997]

Libertarians for trump😂

[@HarringtonGregory]

I think Mary Alice Parks should be the co-anchor as she did a fantastic job and the very young, 20 year old should be doing the journalist work. Please keep experience at the front line of reporting. They deserve it. Not just the young looking. It's quite apparent here.

[@scottwalker9766]

It's a nasty business being a professional liar. I'm not pointing fingers. I'm just stating a fact.

[@Commonsense401]

But that’s how media makes money. Don’t hate the player hate the game.

[@frosty3077]

RFK jr as president would outperform Trump any day

[@brucestaples4510]

So would a bag of rocks...what's your point?😅🤣😂

[@Bryanisright33]

Either is better than now.

[@dr9gonkid20]

They're both cults

[@nyteowl8069]

Thats a tall task

[@mr.nobody9697]

@@Bryanisright33 No. Theyre not. No matter what your delusions tell you.

[@TwilightontheTrail]

Watching these newscasts is like which spin on this do you prefer.Do you prefer where rfk and trump are wasting their time? Do you prefer Trump is coming to save us ? Whichever one you prefer depends on which news outlet you choose.

[@lindagiles5447]

I prefer demarcrocy, voting, right, choice, sane and a constitution. I prefer biden period.

[@thewargododin1976]

But only one is true, TRUMP 2024 unless you like crazy inflation, open boarders and giving illegals EBT cards, funding two wars while not taking a stance, record high inflation, and them attacking Trump politically, the choice is clear.

[@thewargododin1976]

⁠@@lindagiles5447no, no you don’t. Biden and his administration don’t respect the constitution, you’re carzy.

[@thewargododin1976]

@@lindagiles5447let me guess, overweight single, white woman between 50-70.

[@TreyIM22]

​@thewargododin1653 Let me guess, u like being controlled by right-wing authoritarians? U sound goofy.

[@paperfart3988]

The goal was to get more attention on libertarian ideas. We're doing it guys!

[@eldalopez3566]

Yes!

[@robertg305]

RFK Jr. 2024

[@olaff4223]

I am in full support of the person that walks out from behind her head at 3:54. Hell yeah. You do you! I might think you're wacky because you're a Libertarian, but I fully support you going to their convention as your true self. Seriously. Nothing but mad love and respect for that.

[@nathanb7281]

That was Trump.

[@jarrodmelson7802]

They booed Trump so mercilessly hahahah!

[@1001Balance]

Trump is no libertarian, he feeds on others.

[@matthewmccloskey1859]

I’m voting for Kennedy in Michigan as a former democrat

[@aryaastark9201]

Nobody cares

[@Tomtanker57]

My sympathy for you...😊

[@bmoredem]

The Remedy is Kennedy

[@erikprice4571]

Former Michigan Republican doing the same!

[@Angel-vb5ot]

That's a vote for Joe.

[@TakeBackOurCountry-RFKJ24]

Omg 'attack'? 😂😂 What an absurdly inflammatory choice of words. It was a great speech about the Bill of Rights. #KennedyShanahan2024

[@vipermad358]

😂. How does it feel to be a 🤡?

[@luraluz]

We need to watch and listen to the candidates for ourselves, stop letting "the news" interpret for us.

[@eliot3010]

They were both "Booed and Jeered"!

[@asacash]

Sure just by woke socialist libertarians.

[@luraluz]

Only Trump was booed.

[@vintagelady1]

Libertarian: Someone who doesn't want the government to interfere in anything unless it's to his/her benefit. My dad was libertarian leaning until his neighbor planted trees at the edge of his (neighbor's) property. My parents had an "ocean view" (standing on your tiptoes on their upstairs deck you could see a faint sliver of silver that was the ocean!) & the trees would block their "view" as they grew. By golly, he wanted the city, the county, the state to do something about that person planting trees on his own property! And when they wouldn't intervene, he grumbled about how useless government was! We laughed about that a lot & he finally sort of admitted to the contradiction.

[@insaneclownponies9599]

LOL

[@lameetcalice3845]

That's any Statist, since every government is founded on Ad Baculum and Petitio Principii can and will be used against you. Tell your dad that it wouldn't be Statism without Tu Quoque. He might as well go with either of the Ad Populum. Malum In Se/Malum Prohibitum Nothing moral requires authority. Authority is the claim to the exclusive exemption to morality. It is a monopoly on violence. Violence is a violation because it is the initiation of aggression, not self-defense. Offense/defense are ontologically distinct. All crime has a legal equivalent (ie, taxation is extortion). Every government is founded on Ad Baculum. Petitio Principii can and will be used against you. Warren v. District of Columbia Town of Castle Rock v. Gonzales DeShaney v. Winnebago County Lozito v. New York City You are legally compelled via the logical fallacies Ad Populum, Ad Baculum and Ad Verecundiam to pay for protection that they are not legally obligated to provide. That's a mafia. The highest Abrahamic value is Ignorance of Good and Evil. It's right there in Genesis. They worship Yaldabaoth, God of the Scapegoaters: God blames Man; Man blames Woman; Woman blames Serpent; Serpent blames God, more accurately - the Serpent defines God. God Condones Child Rape No.s 31: 17-18 God Condones Rape Deut. 22: 28-29 God Condones Abortion No.s 5: 11-31 Unquestioning Obedience to Government Rom.s 13: 1-7 Ritualistic classifying surgery as a means of psychic castration, like circumcision and sub-incision, are hallmarks of patriarchal culture, a demonstration to the young that the venerable old ones still wield the all-powerful knife - and the beginning of transsexualism. Those who do not perform the cult's rite can never enjoy full social status. Symbols of the castrated member, the tie and bow-tie, are mandatory accoutrements of the political wardrobe and phallic monuments are erected to commemorate the minds conquered long ago. Brute force is no longer necessary. The capitalist priest class of Psychiatry, working in tandem with the State bureaucracy, regulates and polices the new Restriction and gelding of desire. Psychiatrists, along with other legal arbiters, help to obscure justice with grey areas of intentionality, mental state, etc. Some mistake this as a system of Liberty, ignorant of the fact that Psychiatric Control is a cornerstone of the perfected Totalitarian State. All modern illnesses come from the absurd and tragic struggle of man's inability to bridle Nature. This dogma echoes perpetually, omnisciently by understanding voices in self-help books, billboards, radio commercials and television talk shows to convince the public to practice continual self-suppression and hormonal restraint. Any deviation is an indication of something severely wrong with the individual. Perhaps Lycanthropic Transformation Rites are in some way a Psychic Preparation for the millennial calamities that are thought to lie ahead. Legalism is a Language of Equivocations, a process of assimilation to violence and illogic. Etymology: government Gubernare: to control Mens/Mentis: mind culture Colere: to inhabit, to till Cult: collective mind -ure: process of civilize, etc. Civitas: city -ize: to do/to make like police, policy, politics, polite Polis: city authority Auctor: master, father, creator -ity: quality of religion Religare: to bind fast, to place an obligation on -ion: noun-forming suffix uniform Uni-: one Form: shape They lump themselves into a group. They want all the collective praise and none of the collective blame (No True Scotsman). If they were truly concerned for their reputation they wouldn’t wear a uniform. Badges are just snowflakes. "Everything is metamorphosed into its opposite to perpetuate itself in its expurgated form. All the powers, all the institutions speak of themselves through denial, in order to attempt, by simulating death, to escape their real death throes. [...] For example: it would be interesting to see whether the repressive apparatus would not react more violently to a simulated holdup than to a real holdup. Because the latter does nothing but disturb the order of things, the right to property, whereas the former attacks the reality principle itself." - Jean Baudrillard (Simulacra & Simulation - 1981) "Our rulers, who rule our symbols, and so rule a symbolic class of life, impose their own infantilism on our instituitions, educational methods, and doctrines. This leads to maladjustment of the incoming generations which, being born into, are forced to develop under the un-natural (for man) semantic conditions imposed on them. In turn, they produce leaders afflicted with the old animalistic limitations. The vicious circle is completed; it results in a general state of human un-sanity, reflected again in our instituitions. And so it goes, on and on." - Alfred Korzybski (Science and Sanity: An Introduction to Non-Aristotelian Systems and General Semantics - 1933) "I am a cosmopolitan." - Diogenes "If I could not be Alexander, I should wish to be Diogenes." - Alexander the Great "A man is no less a slave because he is allowed to choose a new master once in a term of years." - Lysander Spooner (No Treason: Constitution of No Authority - 1867) "It is incredible how as soon as a people become subject, it promptly falls into such complete forgetfulness of its freedom that it can hardly be roused to the point of regaining it, obeying so easily and willingly that one is led to say that this people has not so much lost its liberty as won its enslavement." - Étienne de la Boétie (Discours de la servitude volontaire ou le Contr'un - 1577) "Leadership in government is political power, and political power is an official form of antagonizing the people. Politics are rules imposed upon the people. They have every man in a straight jacket and without a passport he cannot move a toe. In a free world, they violate the natural rights of every citizen. They have become the weapons of political despots and if you don't think as they think you're deprived of your passport." - Michael Chaplin as Rupert Macabee (A King in New York - 1957) "Imagine, if you will, a world filled only with criminals of whom there are two classes: those too honest to rationalize their crimes and the powerful who scapegoat them." - Rod Serling "Eye have no Moral Obligation to ask permission from the person to whom Eye Morally Object if Eye may exercise mEye Moral Objection." - Unknown

[@lameetcalice3845]

That's any Statist, since every government is founded on Ad Baculum and Petitio Principii can and will be used against you. Tell your dad that it wouldn't be Statism without Tu Quoque. He might as well go with either of the Ad Populum. Malum In Se/Malum Prohibitum Nothing moral requires authority. Authority is the claim to the exclusive exemption to morality. It is a monopoly on violence. Violence is a violation because it is the initiation of aggression, not self-defense. Offense/defense are ontologically distinct. All crime has a legal equivalent (ie, taxation is extortion). Every government is founded on Ad Baculum. Petitio Principii can and will be used against you. Warren v. District of Columbia Town of Castle Rock v. Gonzales DeShaney v. Winnebago County Lozito v. New York City You are legally compelled via the logical fallacies Ad Populum, Ad Baculum and Ad Verecundiam to pay for protection that they are not legally obligated to provide. That's a mafia. The highest Abrahamic value is Ignorance of Good and Evil. It's right there in Genesis. They worship Yaldabaoth, God of the Scapegoaters: God blames Man; Man blames Woman; Woman blames Serpent; Serpent blames God, more accurately - the Serpent defines God. God Condones Child Rape No.s 31: 17-18 God Condones Rape Deut. 22: 28-29 God Condones Abortion No.s 5: 11-31 Unquestioning Obedience to Government Rom.s 13: 1-7 Ritualistic classifying surgery as a means of psychic castration, like circumcision and sub-incision, are hallmarks of patriarchal culture, a demonstration to the young that the venerable old ones still wield the all-powerful knife - and the beginning of transsexualism. Those who do not perform the cult's rite can never enjoy full social status. Symbols of the castrated member, the tie and bow-tie, are mandatory accoutrements of the political wardrobe and phallic monuments are erected to commemorate the minds conquered long ago. Brute force is no longer necessary. The capitalist priest class of Psychiatry, working in tandem with the State bureaucracy, regulates and polices the new Restriction and gelding of desire. Psychiatrists, along with other legal arbiters, help to obscure justice with grey areas of intentionality, mental state, etc. Some mistake this as a system of Liberty, ignorant of the fact that Psychiatric Control is a cornerstone of the perfected Totalitarian State. All modern illnesses come from the absurd and tragic struggle of man's inability to bridle Nature. This dogma echoes perpetually, omnisciently by understanding voices in self-help books, billboards, radio commercials and television talk shows to convince the public to practice continual self-suppression and hormonal restraint. Any deviation is an indication of something severely wrong with the individual. Perhaps Lycanthropic Transformation Rites are in some way a Psychic Preparation for the millennial calamities that are thought to lie ahead. Legalism is a Language of Equivocations, a process of assimilation to violence and illogic. Etymology: government Gubernare: to control Mens/Mentis: mind culture Colere: to inhabit, to till Cult: collective mind -ure: process of civilize, etc. Civitas: city -ize: to do/to make like police, policy, politics, polite Polis: city authority Auctor: master, father, creator -ity: quality of religion Religare: to bind fast, to place an obligation on -ion: noun-forming suffix uniform Uni-: one Form: shape They lump themselves into a group. They want all the collective praise and none of the collective blame (No True Scotsman). If they were truly concerned for their reputation they wouldn’t wear a uniform. Badges are just snowflakes. "Everything is metamorphosed into its opposite to perpetuate itself in its expurgated form. All the powers, all the institutions speak of themselves through denial, in order to attempt, by simulating death, to escape their real death throes. [...] For example: it would be interesting to see whether the repressive apparatus would not react more violently to a simulated holdup than to a real holdup. Because the latter does nothing but disturb the order of things, the right to property, whereas the former attacks the reality principle itself." - Jean Baudrillard (Simulacra & Simulation - 1981) "Our rulers, who rule our symbols, and so rule a symbolic class of life, impose their own infantilism on our instituitions, educational methods, and doctrines. This leads to maladjustment of the incoming generations which, being born into, are forced to develop under the un-natural (for man) semantic conditions imposed on them. In turn, they produce leaders afflicted with the old animalistic limitations. The vicious circle is completed; it results in a general state of human un-sanity, reflected again in our instituitions. And so it goes, on and on." - Alfred Korzybski (Science and Sanity: An Introduction to Non-Aristotelian Systems and General Semantics - 1933) "I am a cosmopolitan." - Diogenes "If I could not be Alexander, I should wish to be Diogenes." - Alexander the Great "A man is no less a slave because he is allowed to choose a new master once in a term of years." - Lysander Spooner (No Treason: Constitution of No Authority - 1867) "It is incredible how as soon as a people become subject, it promptly falls into such complete forgetfulness of its freedom that it can hardly be roused to the point of regaining it, obeying so easily and willingly that one is led to say that this people has not so much lost its liberty as won its enslavement." - Étienne de la Boétie (Discours de la servitude volontaire ou le Contr'un - 1577) "Leadership in government is political power, and political power is an official form of antagonizing the people. Politics are rules imposed upon the people. They have every man in a straight jacket and without a passport he cannot move a toe. In a free world, they violate the natural rights of every citizen. They have become the weapons of political despots and if you don't think as they think you're deprived of your passport." - Michael Chaplin as Rupert Macabee (A King in New York - 1957) "Imagine, if you will, a world filled only with criminals of whom there are two classes: those too honest to rationalize their crimes and the powerful who scapegoat them." - Rod Serling "Eye have no Moral Obligation to ask permission from the person to whom Eye Morally Object if Eye may exercise mEye Moral Objection." - Unknown #%|%~~~^{{{%\

[@lameetcalice3845]

That's any Statist, since every government is founded on Ad Baculum and Petitio Principii can and will be used against you. Tell your dad that it wouldn't be Statism without Tu Quoque. He might as well go with either of the Ad Populum.

[@HamptonGuitars]

They are basically selfish babies

[@kathleencole80]

Now, that's a debate worth watching - Donald & Bobby!

[@thomashong2938]

Not without a laugh track.

[@markhartung]

Trump will mop the floor with him....

[@kataclysmic4350]

Yeah but Trump is afraid to debate Kennedy because he knows he’ll lose

[@kathleencole80]

@@thomashong2938 🤷‍♀️

[@kathleencole80]

@@markhartung It's still a better match than Donald with Joe, which iwill be lame.

[@marysketch4772]

Good report on what JFK Jr. is doing, his efforts.

[@charrio2]

Gosh that "sexy" drunk voice RFK 😂😂

[@TwinFalls88]

Wow! Trump too CHICKEN 🐔 to debate RFK ! 😅

[@donaldclifford5763]

Actually Trump is just being kind so he doesn't have to embarrass RFK. Saving that for Biden, who deserves it.

[@IneptSystem]

@@donaldclifford5763 Dump is the only embarrassment in that building.

[@PolPotsPieHole]

@@IneptSystem Dump? lol, bless your TDS riddled heart, cheer up, life is good

[@pauld1829]

@@donaldclifford5763 Rfk jr. would WIPE the floor with Trump! No way in hell biden or trump are going to debate him! Kennedy is the remedy!!

[@harbosonius]

​@@IneptSystem oh can you cope any harder, turd boy? Lololol. What a douche

[@user-lx7zg4vu5b]

I thought they were going to debate each other on the same stage. The same day. That is what i wanted to see. Why are Trump and Biden so afraid to debate RFK, Jr. Well I guess Trump has time to come up with an excuse for pandemic.

[@terrencekane8203]

RFK is on the ballot in maybe 8 states and it's almost June. He's an unserious clown.

[@user-lx7zg4vu5b]

@@terrencekane8203 Not really. I can't even start to get signatures for him in my State until July. I'm sure it's because of DUOPOLY rules. And as far as a joke. That's how I feel about Trump and Biden.

[@JustMe-ec2ph]

@@terrencekane8203 He couldn't even try until certain dates and he does have the signatures for more states. Do you think a clown would literally take on corp corruption like he did for many years?

[@dwo2895]

Democrat Joe Biden is so convinced the Democrats will cheat him into the White House AGAIN, that he did not even bother to show up at the Liberatarian Convention.

[@TheFactsMatter_]

Yet Joe didn't get scared to debate. Trump in FACT chicken out and Joe called him on his bluff once AGAIN. Trump even got scared when it was time to take the stand. He won't even do that in ANY of his court/trials he is losing in. lol

[@nuorigin]

Some people will support people who lie directly in their face. I never understand it

[@Chano601]

Imagine these 2 running together? 🎉🎉🎉

[@t.e.8084]

Told you they have the same voters.😅

[@carolinematusevich889]

I've said the same.

[@diamondlion47]

RFK is the opening act

[@Tomtanker57]

They both have the same IQs as well 001.😊

[@petedigenova]

RFK Jr is taking votes from both Biden and Trump.

[@donaldclifford5763]

@@diamondlion47 Pandering.

[@josephsmith2084]

RFK is no libertarian

[@BenjaminKtotheE]

He’s more of one than the other two people running. But yeah, he’s not a libertarian

[@luraluz]

I don't believe he ever claimed to be. Some of his positions, and certainly the foundation of many of his stances are aligned with or based on Libertarian ideals, which is why he's sometimes associated with Libertarians, that's all.

[@rodneyradnowski8334]

Hey wow did I just see actual journalism? What’s going on? Bring the activists back. No don’t.

[@rockofagesusa7942]

I would surely like to see RFK be a serious contender

[@eldalopez3566]

We’re seeing to it that he is. He’s got massive support.

[@jeffhaddix9508]

He is. Don't let anyone fool you.

[@drgta6]

Kinda like Ross Perot, right? Did he win?

[@drgta6]

He's definitely a threat to Rump.

[@theredexpresss6629]

@@drgta6 too many bootlickers who love war, look at obama and biden........leftists love war apparently

[@Americanbadashh]

Remember the Libertarians boo you if you suggest requiring driver's licenses might be a good idea. I'm not exaggerating there's video of it from the last presidential election cycle of this.

[@donaldclifford5763]

So?

[@Americanbadashh]

@@Pieter_Lion I didn't even mention RFK. Bot?

[@china_is_asshole]

Was that in full context or a short clip somewhere?... I'd love to see what's up

[@Pieter_Lion]

@@Americanbadashh I literally reacted to the wrong comment 😂 my apologies

[@diapricea4888]

What a high pitch squeaky voice lady reporter. Eekkk

[@tynettelima4434]

Come on we can do it 🎉

[@GraceEarney-di6vj]

Alot of people don't like Rfk VP pick

[@duffhole6304]

A lot of people know how to spell a lot correctly.

[@drgta6]

"A lot" of people are uneducated in this bunch.

[@angusbeefballfro]

I’m one of them but will still vote rfk

[@mineralt]

she's rich and he needs money

[@jjwalkerjr5288]

@@duffhole6304 you included...

[@thekrakeninggames]

Both are better than Biden fr

[@daydoe40s]

Tard Alert

[@thekrakeninggames]

@@daydoe40s Triggered alert 💪🏻🤣

[@thekrakeninggames]

@@daydoe40s 🎣🤣

[@daydoe40s]

@@thekrakeninggames Damn, you're boring. That's all you could come up with??? 🤣🤣

[@thekrakeninggames]

@@daydoe40s All that, and you could'nt refute it either 🤣

[@TheDuckofDoom.]

If you scroll far enough down this comment section you find a bunch of people so dumb that they think this is RFK and Trump teaming up to campaign together and running for the Libertarian nomination. This is why we can't have nice things. Increase funding for your state's mental institutions and raise the bar for "legally competent".

[@curtissnow9546]

Ethereum is an unregistered security and the ethereum “foundation” (corporation) should face harsh penalties and be subject to the same oversight as any other tech company

[@sev710_]

bot malfunctioned?

[@Bitdog4U]

RFK is destroying his vocal cords. OOPs A whisper in a HOT MIC would be best until he is healed. How come he does not know that......?

[@sortathesame8701]

His vocal cords are not going to heal. He has been diagnosed with spasmodic dysphonia. It is an involuntary movement disorder that affects his voice box. He under went an experimental procedure that helped, but his voice is going to be distorted for the rest of his life.

[@polarbearsrus6980]

Throat cancer, probably.

[@Bitdog4U]

@@sortathesame8701 I'm sorry to hear that. RFK appears to be a good man.

[@TheDuckofDoom.]

Been healing since 1996, I doubt one more speech is going to be significant.

[@spaltoz]

Imagine listening to Kennedy for an hour speech.

[@Helenheaven22]

It would be fantastic, actually.

[@jimmylieb5225]

heleheaven. 🤢🤢🤮

[@Spookykidshow]

he is actually really good at speaking despite his throat condition, he grew up arround jfk

[@ofeliazavala1436]

BETTER THAN LISTENING TO DEMENTIA JOE BIDEN 😮

[@clairevariandeacon6906]

Anyone, literally anyone, is better than the orange makeup wearing gluttonous lard ass waste of air...between patting himself on the back and whining and pitching 🤡💩

[@FrankGallagherr]

Who did their 4 S’s this morning?

[@audreyandlinCompany]

Hey, Libertarians! "What is Aleppo?" 😉😘

[@MaTech4Life]

What is wrong with his voice?

[@johnkeating1497]

I know he sounds almost as Bad as Joe Biden Right ? 😂😂😂😂😂

[@changingworld7467]

He got a disease of the larynx when he was 40 years old...does not effect health.

[@jeffhaddix9508]

He's got a condition called spasmodic dystonia that affects the vocal cords. It is listed as a side effect on the flu vaccine insert.

[@jameskerrigan2997]

Too much time on Epstein's plane.

[@Kathyoftheglade]

libertarians have fallen a good long way from dont hurt people and dont take their stuff.

[@JerseySlayer]

Nahhh

[@RebeccaSalgado]

I think they are seeing the light. now. Otherwise, they are going to be taken over by the Republican party.

[@masterofshadows8904]

Inviting all presidential candidates to speak at their convention and 2/3 accept is the best thing they've done. Biden was invited to speak as well - he declined. Or I should say - his staff declined, because it would require him to walk and speak, neither of those are his strengths.

[@Kathyoftheglade]

@@masterofshadows8904 while i agree exposure is a great thing for the party. the party itself is not anything close to what it used to be fifteen years ago. and what it is now is not libertarian whatsoever.

[@dvbernard]

@@Kathyoftheglade it's great that Trump and Kennedy are competing for the same voter. Any "libertarian" who considers either Trump or Kennedy as a viable candidate is not a libertarian at all.

[@lawman4life1]

I'm not sure why Trump went to this convention.

[@kuidaorekitchen5850]

I don't think they know what libertarianism means.

[@rottensteak508]

I love how these democrats are talking about how libertarians don’t view them as a libertarian because he’s an independent, it’s really funny. It’s like all they know is identity politics and don’t realize that the lie they are telling is impossible to be true, because libertarians are far from loyalists to their party, often fighting amongst themselves. So odd they would run this bit…

[@armyveteran101st]

Libertarians are ignorant idiots.

[@user-es8qx6jf4b]

I love how MAGAts back the biggest orange criminal and degenerate in America.

[@rbaxter286]

I'm always amused how libertarian "Screw You I Got Mine" weasels continually search for reasons why it's not just their personal privilege that makes, or that they are upset has not yet, made them 'successful' in the Privilege Economy. I grew out of that whiny, self-pitying culture many decades ago.

[@michelebella677]

What Democrat is saying he’s not libertarian? I haven’t heard one person say that about him. The newscasters didn’t say that. In fact, they said he floated the idea of running as a libertarian in the opening. Name some democrats who have specifically stated that about RFK. Or you’re just making up your own narrative about what you think people are saying.

[@rottensteak508]

@@Random_Dude42 that’s what I’m saying

[@williamroyer4669]

Trump would chicken out of a debate with Kennedy Donald 's not smart enough to debate 🙄

[@spaltoz]

How could Kennedy defeat Trump in a debate. Who talks more clearer and understandable

[@amberackerson5916]

@@spaltoz”more clearer”? You need to brush up on your English.

[@rockahbilly76]

The president would certainly be able to take on Baby Bobby. There's a boatload of shenanigans to uncover. But, it's the fascistic Devilcrat Party that wants him gone. Just like his dad.

[@cherylmanfra1832]

Ya there not debating!! President Biden is with Trump

[@TwinFalls88]

Ya RFK, even with that crackley voice, would take Trump to the cleaners Lol

[@keithmceuen8775]

Rfk isn’t libertarian he sounds like the Green Party

[@luraluz]

RFK has called out climate change opportunists so...no, he's not Green Party.

[@Myboybrute]

Unfortunately they will never learn to listen. The answers are there if you look

[@chiangkaishrek5123]

Damn they really let anyone into the libertarian convention nowadays don’t they

[@daydoe40s]

yes

[@vipermad358]

They always have. In a land of Idiots, that is a special Idiot Club.

[@masterofshadows8904]

They invited all presidential candidates to speak, 2/3 accepted. Biden declined because he can't walk or speak.

[@harbosonius]

Ask your mom

[@edbenti5007]

RFK received standing ovations and cheers throughout his speech. Trump was roundly booed throughout his embarrassing pandering.

[@brucenome989]

LoL 😂 😂😅

[@stacywacy4995]

Trump and Kennedy had their time to debate on the stage. That would have been worth watching.

[@r3dgaming559]

Kennedy offered and trump declined

[@user-es8qx6jf4b]

A real comedy show. The orange clown and the anti-vax clown with the brain worm.

[@Tossdart]

She should shutup & the other her. We can think on our own what Bobby said without her mouth opening. We never heard Bobby or Trump.

[@TheDuckofDoom.]

They were half hour speeches, why don't you go watch them in full instead of getting spoon fed a couple out of context soundbites.

[@kataclysmic4350]

Texans and veterans for Robert F Kennedy Jr! He is brilliant, he is honest, he is Americas True Patriot!

[@dsiepiela6449]

Wow! Kennedy is a cracked conspiracy theorist. If you believe what he’s saying, I hope you recover soon from your cognitive dissonance.

[@hollier8744]

@@dsiepiela6449 Oh, the irony in your statement...

[@kataclysmic4350]

@@dsiepiela6449 hah! Your a cowardly trump voter who believes in everything the media shoves down yr deep throat, eh? How ironic. Tell us exactly… what’s considered a conspiracy? Let’s see how far off the facts and proven data, science , and studies you are. Remember.. tik tok isn’t a dictionary and CNN & Fox News aren’t non-biased news sources that ARE funded under the table to lie to demos and Repubs.

[@lindagiles5447]

😅😅😅😊😅😅😅

[@bigdaddyrat7854]

I thought freak shows were a thing of the past.

[@egs4975]

Which is weirder?

[@ryankessler9528]

Which is a great thing, we need freedom now more than ever.

[@drgta6]

Freedom to be a cuckoo?

[@Americanbadashh]

Libertarians just put the CEO in place of the politician. New boss, same as the old boss

[@thomashong2938]

You mean, like Free Britney? That’s not working out so well.

[@ryankessler9528]

@@drgta6 cuckoo? You like your wife getting plowed?

[@rodgerthompson9909]

How much ya wanna bet hes gonna pull a Nicky Hailey move...

[@pigs18]

Now we're co-headlining events with RFK, Jr? That's not a good look.

[@tobetheanswer]

At least it's a look. Now you have some viewers.

[@ryankessler9528]

How is that not a good look? Did you listen?

[@sandyjuntunen4088]

They just showed up the same time something was held. They didn't " co" anything.

[@luraluz]

Why not? The only reason you are in the news this cycle is because of RFK. You don't have to nominate him or even vote for him, but stop being so ungrateful.

[@joeyxc4]

I’d rather have Sasquatch as president then these 2

[@emanuelsimoes3280]

You, sasquatch and trunp can gather around the fire and eat RFK’s nuts

[@Pieter_Lion]

Thats because you’re speculating about RFK and you dont really know anything about him

[@Coach3G]

RFK has tons of traction. He will beat Biden in the popular I'm betting, not sure he can fully beat Trump but I'll give him my vote.

[@user-te7wr8uz6c]

I like that Trump will talk to anybody whether they like him or not. You wont see Brandon anywhere near these folks.

[@mitchelltriplett7974]

I doubt Trump will show up. Vivek got a rude awakening when he told the audience to vote for Trump. Libertarians didn't fly across the country on their own dime without having made up their minds on voting against the parties of debt and endless wars.

[@johnkeating1497]

I know what’s with The Democrats and starting endless wars in Eastern Europe with Russia and putting us in debt with funding Ukraine and paying off college loans and spending money on illegal immigration 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@brianyegerlehner9157]

Trump didn’t start any wars and pushed us closer to peace than any other president in recent memory.

[@asacash]

You sound vaccinated; as an anarcho-capitalist libertarian, I didn't know I was right-wing. My beliefs differ from Jo Jorgensen's libertarian woke views. Voting for Biden is only done by stupid, selfish people. It's actually the Democrats who are the actual authoritarians. They despise individual rights, personal freedoms, and freedom in general. Democrats are anti-freedom and anti-America. And I'll be voting for Trump screw Biden

[@anthonyg.4761]

No true Libertarian would vote for any of them.

[@tobetheanswer]

Probably why true Libertarian's have never won.

[@anthonyg.4761]

@@tobetheanswer No, they have never won because 1. They put up crappy candidates and 2. Most of the electorate is ignorant of our founding beliefs and values.

[@robsp32]

Which is why I quit the party. Libertarian leadership doesn't even reflect libertarian values anymore, they just kiss ass.

[@anthonyg.4761]

@@tobetheanswerNo, it’s because 1. Most of the electorate has forgotten our founding principles and 2. They put up crappy candidates. The last decent one was Ron Paul.

[@KingHazel234]

RFK24

[@ThuanNguyen-kj2ww]

The Rats are desperate and panicking 😂😂😂

[@christopherpaul1810]

Yay RFK 2024

[@DonKiehn-kp9bh]

Better than Syrup of Ipecak . Looking at that pair!

[@taylorcommon807]

RFK all the way!

[@trilithon108]

Does he ever wonder why more Republicans died in the pandemic? 😮

[@joeg9112]

Funny how a person's death certificate does not list "Political Party". In other words another lie!

[@erikprice4571]

Republicans skew heavily toward older demographic so data makes sense.

[@joeg9112]

@@erikprice4571 So it wasn't their political party but because of their age? Did any older Democrats passed away? So because of their age more Republicans die just from natural causes then Democrats? If you vote Republican then you will die sooner then Democrats even when there is no pandemic? Is everything politically with you? Dude, your data analyst sucks!

[@lf9341]

@@erikprice4571 facts.

[@Android-Zen]

No president in history spent more than trump. Sounds libertarian to me. Record government spending.

[@sandracasso8034]

With the 1.9 trillion trump gave himself and billionaire friends he could had given teachers a raise, invest in public schools and fix immigration. But he chose to splurge our taxpayers money on himself and friends. Why would people want him back in power?

[@Crabdust1]

Nothing says Libertarian like politicians choosing their voters and big govt telling people what they can and can't do with their bodies.

[@user-es8qx6jf4b]

I hear Donny Diapers was booked bigly. RFK Jr brain worm made an appearance and did a dance on Bobby's forehead.

[@hwfranjr]

IMJUST cant under STAND him when he seeks,no offence here just TELLING truth

[@Tomtanker57]

Mutt and Jeff ...😊

[@dsiepiela6449]

A creep collection!!

[@CliftonBowers-pc2xu]

I can say that for sure both live the entitlement yet have done nothing towards humanity ...😊

[@ewaj.6260]

You mean Brandon of course. Trump 2024!

[@eldalopez3566]

@@CliftonBowers-pc2xuRFK JR. has been fighting big corporation corruption and winning for the last 40 years. He’s a true hero and a man of We the People.

[@dsiepiela6449]

@@ewaj.6260 What caused you to lose your self respect and dignity? Or are you attracted to trumps racism, misogyny, and criminal behavior?

[@DamplyDoo]

Cool.

[@larrysmac]

Who would have known that parasitic worms could jump from host to another?

[@jameslen83]

Libertarians invite trump who believes in authoritarian rule. isnt that the opposite of Libertarian views. i already call Libertarians republicans who dont want to admit it. this just proves it.

[@jimmylieb5225]

libertarians are just Repugs that want to legalize marijuana and prostitution.

[@duffhole6304]

Explain his "authoritarian" acts.

[@Kathyoftheglade]

@@duffhole6304 explain why he forced the companies that make the pipeline pipe to have to use only american steel. that executive order almost killed our company. and sent hundreds of miles of substandard pipe out into the field. explain why he forced the bump stock ban? explain his stance on red flag laws... this list goes on and on but you are out here looking like an ostrich with your head buried.

[@brianyegerlehner9157]

How is Trump Authoritarian???

[@yourcardssuck]

Trump is fighting that he deserves complete immunity with supreme court. Basically outright trying to ignore,change the current rule of law where everyone should be held accountable to their choices. He brags that he took women's rights away to their own bodies. Need more?

[@joefrommontana252]

If you like Trump policies, but would prefer a candidate that shouldn’t be serving life in prison, the choice is clear. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸RFK!!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@Carey86]

No. RFK may be running as an independent, but he’s still a democrat with a very progressive VP!

[@joefrommontana252]

@@Carey86 You must’ve gotten Trump’s covid vaccine. You’re not thinking clearly.

[@kawserelshnawi1243]

No different, they represent who paying for their campaign

[@amberackerson5916]

Oh good, they can share diapers.

[@ewaj.6260]

Trump 2024!!!!

[@trilithon108]

And maybe brain worms 🪱

[@agwarden]

I think Biden bought up all the stock.

[@stuh4932]

Amber and her menopause

[@emanuelsimoes3280]

Anyone who puts RFK and trump on the same boat is def mentally challenged

[@PacificForage]

Did y'all see the aerial drone footage of his Bonx rally?🤣🤣🤣2-300 max. They claimed 25,000. 🤣🤣🤣

[@velikovskysghost]

@PacificForage They claimed over 100,000 and anyone who knows knows they are full of it! Biden/Harris 2024

[@junito1957]

YEAP CANT LIE ABOUT A DRONE PHOTO THEY TELL THE TRUTH ,LOL

[@Bryanisright33]

It showed the beginning stages of its formation, as the police there say it eventually reached 20-30K.

[@lowerclassbrats77]

If lies help you get through the day, by all means proceed. That said we all know it was about enough to fill an MLB park.

[@hewitc]

They got a permit for the maximum. 3,500 people will fit there. After ten minutes his fans with MAGA hats were leaving in droves

[@31betperez]

RFK Jr ❤️💡☮️

[@anthonyanderson9679]

The President can declare a National Emergency Declaration. In that Declaration a President has extraordinary powers to make decisions to help the Nation.

[@annrodgers9948]

Biden has dementia

[@tobetheanswer]

We need to declare and emergency for Federal Ranked Choice Voting. Biden and Trump again... really folks? My vote is with the Brain Worm Guy... at least he talks about his policy platform AND I agree with him.

[@MissRed92837]

Good idea. Biden should declare a National Emergency Declaration and have these two clowns locked up in a mental institution.

[@jerrymcintire7902]

@@tobetheanswer Even with a ranked choice ballot, Kennedy is not getting anywhere near the White House.

[@eldalopez3566]

@@jerrymcintire7902Prepare to be shocked on Election night.

[@povertyspec9651]

Trump caved during COVID and signed off on the lockdowns.

[@brownbanana18]

And he still takes credit for Operations Warp Speed.

[@audiolego]

@@brownbanana18he would never force the jab on you unlike what happened in Feb 2021 to Feb 22.

[@dominiqueblock7143]

He gave states the option to decide if they wanted to lockdown or not. If Biden was president then, we wouldn't have had that option.

[@drgta6]

He took credit for "HIS Vaccine" too.

[@Jack0fAllTrades]

@@dominiqueblock7143 false.....name one state that chose not to?

[@jeffhaddix9508]

RFK Jr is the only candidate that will protect our freedoms.

[@RedStatesPovertyWatch]

Many people are saying a former heroin addict who doesn't believe in science or facts possesses great leadership qualities.

[@luraluz]

He is a former heroin addict. Forty years sober. As for the rest of it, people need to stop letting "the news" interpret for them, and listen to the candidates first-hand. If they did, RFK Jr. would be leading this race.