RFK Jr. hires GOP operative who called Jan. 6 'Democrat misdirection'
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s presidential campaign has hired a former top spokesperson to hard-right Republican candidates who has called the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol “Democrat misdirection.” Campaign finance records show Kennedy’s independent campaign first hired Zach Henry’s firm Total Virality for "influencer engagement" in March, two months after Republican Vivek Ramaswamy dropped out of the race for his party's presidential nomination. Henry had been Ramaswamy's deputy...

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