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Donald Trump Jr. commended Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for his “more generous interpretation” of his father’s campaign, as Kennedy, now a former Democrat, seeks to attract disillusioned voters to the GOP. Following his suspension of the presidential campaign and endorsement of former President Donald Trump over the weekend, Kennedy is working to persuade his supporters to join the “Make America Great Again” movement.
“Incredibly well said!!!!”, Don Jr. said Sunday in an Instagram response to an extensive explanation from Kennedy about “What ‘MAGA’ really means.”
“I have talked to many Trump supporters. I have talked with his inner circle. I have talked to the man himself,” Kennedy said in a statement he reflected on a phrase that has “troubled liberals who think it is a call for a return to an America before civil rights, gay rights, and women’s rights.”
However, Kennedy argued that Trump’s goal is not to move the country backward but rather forward:
“’Make America Great Again’ recalls a nation brimming with vitality, with a can-do spirit, with hope and a belief in itself… It was an America that was beginning to confront its darker shadows, could acknowledge the injustice in its past and present, yet at the same time could celebrate its successes. It was a nation of broad prosperity, the world’s most vibrant middle class, and a idealistic belief (though not consistently applied) in freedom, justice, and democracy. It was a nation that led the world in innovation, productivity, and technology. And it was the healthiest country in the world. This is the America they want to restore.”
What “MAGA” really means
The phrase has troubled liberals who think it is a call for a return to an America before civil rights, gay rights, and women’s rights. But I have a more generous interpretation, one that is truer to my experience of Donald Trump as he is today. “Make…
— Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) August 25, 2024
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