Bunker USA: Is RFK Jr.’s conspiracy cult a gift to Donald Trump?

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🗓️ 8 July 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is the leading Democratic challenger to Biden for 2024. But is he actually a threat to the current President – or just a gift to Trump? And how much of a danger does he pose to US politics and society? Molly Jong-Fast is a columnist for Vanity Fair and the host of Fast Politics Pod. She shares her thoughts on the conspiracy peddling political hopeful with Gavin Esler in The Bunker. Listen to Molly’s podcast here: https://fastpoliticspod.com “RFK Jr is part of this tapestry of anti-science rhetoric in the US.” – Molly Jong-Fast. “The right-wing establishment has worked hard to undermine people’s beliefs in science.” – Molly Jong-Fast. “He’ll never get elected, but maybe he’ll get Trump elected.” – Molly Jong-Fast. “The reason he’s anywhere is because he’s a nepo-baby.” – Molly Jong-Fast. www.patreon.com/bunkercast Written and presented by Gavin Esler Producer: Chris Jones. Audio production: Simon Williams. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Music by Kenny Dickinson THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production Instagram | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:20.3	but across the world.
1:21.4	There are enduring conspiracy theories about who killed
1:24.5	President John F. Kennedy in Dallas in 1963. Then his younger and equally
1:29.5	photogenic brother Bobby, Robert F. Kennedy or RF.K perhaps on his way also to the Democratic
1:35.3	nomination for the presidency was assassinated in 1968 and yet again there are
1:41.1	plenty of theories about whether the 24-year-old Palestinian gunman,
1:45.3	Sir Hans Sir Han was part of a wider conspiracy.
1:49.6	All that brings us to RFK Jr. Bobby Kennedy's son, 14 years old when his father was
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