The nephew of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, who was assassinated in 1963, accuses CNN of having excluded him from a program scheduled for June 27.
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Independent candidate for the White House, Robert Kennedy Junior, complained to the body responsible for the smooth running of the campaign about being excluded from the televised debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, his campaign team said on Wednesday 29 may. The nephew of the assassinated president “JFK” accuses the CNN channel, which is to broadcast a first face-to-face between Biden and Trump on June 27, of having excluded him from the debate. A situation which notably pushed him to buy advertising inserts to rally public opinion to his fight.
His lawyers also filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday, saying that President Joe Biden’s team had openly demanded that he not participate and noting that US media had reported that Donald Trump had “received assurance from CNN that Mr. Kennedy would be excluded”.
The complaint also targets the obligation given by CNN, which requires appearing on the ballots of a sufficient number of states by June 20 to be able to participate in the debate. Despite the fact that it totals around 10% of voting intentions according to the latest polls, “RFK Junior” is only registered in seven states at the moment. In addition to this environmental law lawyer, other personalities are trying to get out of the game: the Green Party candidate Jill Stein, who had already tried her luck during the 2016 presidential election, or the anti-racism activist Cornel West.
