Kennedy Family Endorses Joe Biden As Campaign Tries To Counter RFK Jr.’s Independent Bid

Joe Biden will be joined by members of the Kennedy family in Philadelphia today to promote their endorsement of the president, a conspicuous rebuke of the independent bid of Robert Kennedy Jr.

Kerry Kennedy, RFK Jr.’s sister, will introduce Biden at the event, and she will be joined by 14 other relatives. They include siblings Rory, Joe, Chris, Max and Kathleen, as well as Joe Kennedy III, who serves as a special envoy to Northern Ireland.

RFK Jr.’s campaign could prove consequential to Biden’s prospects, especially if he is able to secure ballot access in key swing states. His campaign announced today that it had qualified for the ballot in Michigan.

On Good Morning America, Kerry Kennedy said that “we must elect President Biden and that is where all of our energy has to be.”

She said that “nobody competes with President Biden when it comes to carrying on the legacies of John Kennedy and Robert Kennedy and Ted Kennedy.”