Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Newsmax on Friday that the goal of the Democratic Party in the 1960s was to ensure that every person had the right to vote.

He told “Rob Schmitt Tonight” it is why he is so troubled to see the today’s Democratic Party become so fixated on weaponizing government against its political opponents.

Kennedy initially wanted to challenge President Joe Biden in the Democrat primary but said he was forced out by the Democratic National Committee, prompting him to run as an independent. He said the party has tried to keep him off several state ballots, including New York, and he is against the political prosecutions of former President Donald Trump, the Republican candidate.

Read more at Newsmax© 2024 Newsmax. All rights reserved.