Known for entertaining conspiracy theories, independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shared on X that he “won’t take sides on 9/11.”
The controversial environmental lawyer and Kennedy family black sheep courted controversy out of the blue days after he tried to quell rumors that he ate a barbecued dog on a trip to South Asia.
“My take on 9/11: It’s hard to tell what is a conspiracy theory and what isn’t,” Kennedy wrote on X. “But conspiracy theories flourish when the government routinely lies to the public. As President I won’t take sides on 9/11 or any of the other debates. But I can promise is that I will open the files and usher in a new era of transparency.”
Kennedy appeared to be responding to a report two weeks ago questioning Saudi Arabia’s involvement in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. An unsealed court video showed a Saudi intelligence operative connected to two of the hijackers standing outside the Capitol in 1999, which was the time the terrorists began planning targets.
Friday’s comments weren’t the first time Kennedy has floated conspiracy theories about the deadliest foreign attack on U.S. soil in the country’s history.
Last September, Kennedy joined a podcast with Peter Bergen, in which the pair talked about the collapse of building 7 World Trade Center caused by debris from the Twin Towers.
“I know there’s strange things that happened,” he said at the time. “One of the buildings came down that wasn’t hit by a plane.”
Kennedy said he wasn’t entirely convinced by the results of the federal government’s investigation into the building’s collapse, which found that debris from the north tower landed on Building 7, creating a giant fireball that led to its collapse.
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Kennedy has also made conspiratorial claims regarding COVID-19 and the efficacy of vaccines.
In addition, Kennedy also claims that the CIA members were involved in the assassination of his uncle, former President John F. Kennedy.
