Supporters React to RFK Jr.’s Independent Run for President

Unity is a major theme for supporters of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as he ditches the Democratic Party and declares an independent candidacy.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces that he will run for president as an independent candidate, at Philadelphia's Independence Mall, on Oct.9, 2023. Lily Sun/The Epoch Times

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—Hundreds of people gathered in America’s birthplace on Oct. 9 to support former Democratic candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as he declared himself an independent candidate for president.

Standing in front of the National Constitution Center, Mr. Kennedy told an enthusiastic crowd, “I’m here to declare myself an independent candidate.”