Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has revealed an offer to Joe Biden that he believes would shake up the 2024 election and help one of them defeat Donald Trump.
The nephew of former President John F. Kennedy and the son of former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy has kept running as a third-party candidate after losing to Biden in the Democrat primary.
Recent polls show him garnering nine percent of the vote as an independent in a multi-way race with Biden, Trump and other candidates.
In a one-one-one interview with Dr. Phil to be aired tonight ahead of the presidential debate, the longtime activist and environmental lawyer says he has offered Biden a deal that would prevent him from being a 'spoiler' candidate and would help defeat Trump.
'We will co-fund a poll together, the two of us in October, and whomever is least likely to beat Donald Trump will withdraw,' he tells Dr Phil in the interview on Merit Plus.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made an offer to Joe Biden that he believes could open up his chances in the 2024 presidential race
Kennedy has consistently cited a Zogby Analysis poll that shows Trump beating Biden if he's in or in a two-way race, while RFK Jr. would defeat the Republican or Biden head-to-head.
The independent has his doubts about whether Biden would accept the deal, which he says is still on the table, and claims it proves he's not trying to throw the election.
'Do I expect that he will take that deal? No, but I'm not a spoiler. A spoiler is somebody who cannot win and they stay in and disrupt the expectations of somebody who can,' Kennedy clarified.
He says that Biden has not even given his deal a response at this stage.
Kennedy covers a wide range of topics on Dr. Phil Primetime, including what he believes he's learned from his presidential uncle in times of crisis.
He specifically details JFK's handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the nearly two-week confrontation between America and the Soviets over nuclear missiles deployed near Cuba.
Dr. Phil asks whether tensions between the US and Russia are at their worst since the crisis, with some lawmakers believe Biden is 'sleepwalking' America into a repeat.
'I'd do the same thing my uncle did. My father had gone to the Justice Department and negotiated a deal.'
Kennedy has consistently cited a Zogby Analysis poll that shows Trump beating Biden if he's in or in a two-way race, while RFK Jr. would defeat the Republican or Biden head-to-head
The independent has his doubts about whether Biden would accept the deal but he claims it would prove he's not trying to throw the election
'My uncle had already ordered [the missiles] out and the military had defied them. My uncle and father made a secret deal to move the missiles out as long as nobody spoke about the deal.'
He worried that Biden's plan with NATO could get America 'closer to a nuclear war than at any time in history since 1962.'
'It's all just like it was during World War I, it's people in office sleepwalking us into a conflict that we should have nothing to do with.'
Both the Biden and Trump campaign teams are paying close attention to how Kennedy is progressing, particularly after managing to secure his name onto another state's ballot - this time in California.
The Trump campaign fears he will draw votes away, essentially handing Biden a second term, as more Trump backers have switched to RFK than Biden leaners, according to NewsNation.
The Golden State is the third state ballot Kennedy and running mate Nicole Shanahan have officially qualified for - the others being Utah and Michigan.
California is the state with the most electoral college votes in the country.
The pair have also managed get enough signatures to access the ballot access in seven other states, including New Hampshire, Nevada, Hawaii, North Carolina, Idaho, Nebraska and Iowa but they haven't yet been validated by elections officials.
Both Trump and Biden have doubts over what effect Kennedy will have on the election
Kennedy had been running as a Democrat but last fall switched his ticket to run as an independent and is aiming to appear on state ballots right across the country in a bid to take on Biden and Trump arguing both are unfit to serve.
Although his campaign is aiming to pull together signatures from all 50 states before the deadline, experts have suggested that Kennedy would only need a handful of key battleground states in order to have potential impact to the result on election day.
Kennedy was refused access to the first debate between Biden and Trump which will take place Thursday night.
He told Dr. Phil that he believes the Biden campaign told CNN they would boycott the debate if Kennedy were given access.
Dr Phil's 90 minute interview screens on Merit Street Media at 7pm ET ahead of the debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump at 9pm ET.
