Robert F Kennedy proposed endorsing Kamala Harris in exchange for cabinet job

A few months ago, the presidential candidate of the Kennedy/Accountable now political party Robert F Kennedy Jr stated that he tried to see Kamala Harris with a view of endorsing her provided he be given a position in the cabinet. 
 
The man who stands as the son of a former US attorney general began his third party campaign for the presidency last October and there were some poll surprises as he polling double-digits in some polls on the 2024 presidential race. 
 
These polling figures have significantly plummeted since Joe Biden pulled out of the presidential race and Ms Harris took up the president’s slot in the Democratic party. 
 
Mr Kennedy, 70, asked to meet Ms Harris, 59, last week to discuss how he will campaign for her should she win the presidency and in return wishes to be rewarded with a senior post in her administration, according to sources who spoke to the Washington Post and CNN. 
 
Ms Harris and her advisers did not respond to the invitation to have a meeting and have adopted a hostile position as regards this proposal, which in the opinion of Mr Kennedy was a mistake. 
 
He told the Washington Post: “I believe they should be considering all avenues They are gonna’ be coming right down to the wire. ” 
 
Mr Kennedy also tried to ‘call Mr Biden’ through the former White House chief of staff and Biden’s long-time aide, Ron Klain, the newspaper said. 
 
It follows contacts that Mr Kennedy established on similar lines with Donald Trump a month ago during a meeting at the Republican national convention in Milwaukee. 
 
Mr Kennedy also recorded a phone call between himself and the Republican candidate in which Trump said: “I wish that you did something – and I believe it would be very good for you and something very large for you”. 
 
The Kennedy campaign has said that it has polling that shows that either Ms Harris or Trump would get a bounce by announcing that Mr Kennedy could have a cabinet post in their administration. 
 
In an interview with the Washington Post Mr Kennedy said that despite his attempts to reach to both parties he will be carrying on his long shot bid for the White House. 
 
But his advisers insisted that he is willing to withdraw ahead of another methodology of nurturing the change wished in the country. 
 
Kennedy campaign spokeswoman Stefanie Spear said Mr Kennedy is ‘open to receiving leaders of both parties and hold a unity government. ’ 
 
Democrats have portrayed Mr Kennedy as a “spoiler” candidate who could deny them a win and help Trump triumph; they have pointed to his backing from Trump-supporting Republican billionaire Timothy Mellon to make the case. 
 
The fellows pointed out that the Democratic National Committee has no intention of talking to a MAGA-funded fringe candidate who sought a job with Donald Trump for an endorsement.