Inside Trump and RFK Jr's strange alliance

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85% : By August 23, Trump and Kennedy were all smiles onstage at an Arizona rally as Kennedy endorsed.
53% : Meanwhile, his team filed papers to get him on the ballot in Mississippi, a state where Trump is almost certain to prevail.
51% : Trump had, as early as April of this year, thought about offering Kennedy the VP gig.
47% : The key players included infamous talk show host Tucker Carlson and co-campaign manager Susie WilesWhile Team Kennedy had been considering the partnership too, one member of RFK Jr.'s inner circle was not thrilled: wife and Curb Your Enthusiasm star Cheryl HinesBetween that and the Democrats considering RFK Jr. persona non grata, they felt the only chance to have a say in the race was by endorsing Trump.
41% : Carlson, Kennedy and Trump engaged in a group text message that set up an opportunity to speak with one another, which they did while the former president was hospitalized in Pennsylvania.
39% : By August 23, Trump and Kennedy were all smiles onstage at an Arizona rally as Kennedy endorsedSince then, Kennedy has been in a mad and largely unsuccessful dash to get himself off the ballot in key swing states.
33% : The deal was almost blown, however, when RFK Jr.'s son posted video to social media of a phone conversation between Trump and Kennedy.
26% : Read More RFK Jr. reveals Republican who told Trump NOT to release the files on his uncle JFK's assassinationKennedy and Trump met on July 15 at the Republican National Convention, with RFK Jr. positioning himself as a public health guru, or even Secretary of Health and Human Services.
25% : The assassination attempt against Donald Trump spurred on a weeks-long courtship that led to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ending his presidential campaign to join forces with the former presidentOver the six weeks between the shooting and Kennedy's campaign suspension - during which Trump picked Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as his running mate - the two parties negotiated endlessly behind the scenes.
20% : Kennedy Jr. dropped out to endorse Republican nominee Trump, leading to a family feud and speculation over how the ex-Democrat formed an alliance with Trump.
19% : Would Kennedy consider talking to Trump and even serving as his vice president?Kennedy initially said no, saying he didn't want the job but eventually decided to speak to Trump about an alliance.
4% : Trump's team now saw Kennedy as a liar and a leaker and things went south until it was clear that Kamala Harris was in the race and a threat to Trump re-taking the White House.
2% : Means used Carlson to facilitate the deal with Trump's side of the aisle, which excited team Trump because they'd discovered that Kennedy was a bigger polling threat to Trump than Joe Biden or Kamala Harris.

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