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RFK Jr. says he's running for president as an independent

Kennedy, an anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist, had been mounting a longshot challenge to President Biden for the Democratic nomination.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Monday in Philadelphia that he will run for president as an independent.
Updated October 9, 2023 at 2:44 PM ET

Robert Kennedy Jr., who had been mounting a longshot challenge to President Biden for the Democratic nomination, is now running for president as an independent candidate.

"We declare independence from the two political parties and

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