Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stands offstage with his wife, Cheryl Hines, during a campaign event on March 26, 2024, in Oakland, California. | Eric Risberg/APRobert F. Kennedy Jr. has joined the chorus of Republicans attacking the conviction of former President Donald Trump, calling the verdict “profoundly undemocratic” in a social media post.
“The Democratic Party’s strategy is to beat President Trump in the courtroom rather than the ballot box. This will backfire in November. Even worse, it is profoundly undemocratic,”Many Republicans quickly made public statements of support for Trump, who was convicted Friday in New York City on all 34 counts of falsifying business records to hide payments for an alleged affair with a porn star.