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Independent US presidential candidate RFK to drop out of race by end of week, ABC News reports

08/21/2024

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2024.08.21 15:15

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Independent U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr speaks at Bitcoin 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. July 26, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Wurm/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Independent U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to drop out of the race by the end of the week, ABC News reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed sources.

Kennedy’s campaign announced earlier in the day that he will make an address to the nation on Friday in Arizona, where he will talk about “the present historical moment and his path forward.”

08/21/2024

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