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Decrying 'smug elite,' Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to run for president as independent

Leanne Brown, left, poses with "Uncle Sam" for Tricia Stevens, right, at the National Constitution Center on Independence Mall on Monday, where Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced he'll launch an independent run for the presidency in 2024..

In a move that could shift the landscape of the 2024 presidential election, lawyer and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Monday that he has quit the Democratic primary and will run for president as a third-party candidate.

During a 48-minute speech in Philadelphia, Kennedy painted a dark picture of a country torn apart by corrupt elites, saying he had "declared independence" from the Democratic Party because voters deserve better than "two candidates anointed by shadowy institutions."

"The country is sitting atop a powder keg,"

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