Trump says RFK Jr. will hurt Biden. In private, he’s not so sure.
NBC News - 2024-04-22T22:52:30.000Z

Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly said he’s confident that independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will pull more votes away from President Joe Biden than from him — a net win for the Republican’s candidacy. “He is Crooked Joe Biden’s Political Opponent, not mine,” Trump wrote on Truth Social late last month. “I love that he is running!” Behind closed doors, however, Trump is less sure. A Republican who was in the room with Trump this year as he reviewed polling said...

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