Donald Trump's presidential campaign has announced plans to appoint Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard as honorary co-chairs of his transition team.
Tuesday's move signals Trump's intention to bring together a diverse range of voices as he prepares for a potential return to the White House.
According to The New York Times, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard, in their roles as honorary co-chairs, will assist Donald Trump in selecting the policies and personnel for any potential second Trump administration.
They will be joined by the former president's two eldest sons and his running mate, Senator J.D. Vance:
“I've been asked to go on the transition team, you know, and to help pick the people who will be running the government,” Mr. Kennedy told Tucker Carlson, the former Fox News host, in an interview posted on X.
Both Mr. Kennedy and Ms. Gabbard spent most of their public life as progressive Democrats. Only four months ago, Mr. Trump was calling Mr. Kennedy a “Radical Left Lunatic” who was “far more LIBERAL than anyone running as a Democrat.” Trump allies pushed stories about Mr. Kennedy's record of supporting abortion rights and far-left environmentalism as they tried to make his independent candidacy less appealing to Trump voters.
Ms. Gabbard, a former congresswoman who left the Democratic Party after her 2020 presidential run and who endorsed Mr. Trump on Monday, has been helping with the informal debate preparation sessions Mr. Trump has held in recent weeks. Ms. Gabbard has rebranded herself as a celebrity among Trump's base, and she has long been friendly with Mr. Trump and was briefly considered as a potential running mate.
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Brian Hughes, a Trump campaign senior adviser, said that they are “proud that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard have been added to the Trump/Vance Transition team. We look forward to having their powerful voices on the team as we work to restore America's greatness.”
The news comes just four days after Kennedy suspended his independent run for president, throwing his support behind Trump.
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