US Election: Mr. Kennedy plans to end his campaign on August 23, supporting Mr. Trump

VTV.vn - Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to suspend his campaign on August 23 at an event in Arizona.

Two sources familiar with the plan told CNN that negotiations are underway between Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign and Kennedy's team for the independent candidate to endorse the former president and appear at a Trump rally in the Phoenix area that same night. Kennedy's campaign announced on August 21 that he would be speaking in Phoenix, Arizona. Kennedy will "address the nation" on the morning of August 23 (local time), but details of what he will say were not shared.

From left: Vice President Kamala Harris, Mr. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and former President Donald Trump (Photo: Getty Images)

Kennedy's speech comes days after his running mate, Nicole Shanahan, said in a podcast interview on August 20 that their campaign team was considering whether to "cooperate" with Trump to prevent the "risk" of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris winning the US presidential election. On the same day, Republican candidate Donald Trump expressed openness to Kennedy playing a role in a future US administration if the independent candidate stopped her campaign and endorsed him.

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