At a campaign stop in Texas, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told supporters he’s ready to tackle economic crises that threaten the United States..Kennedy made his statement at a campaign stop at the Dallas College North Lake Campus in Irving, TX. His visit came two days after his announcement on October 9 he was declaring independence “from the two political parties and the corrupt interests that dominate them” to run as an independent..In a short introduction, Kennedy campaign manager and former presidential candidate, Dennis Kucinich, alluded to the assassinations of Kennedy's uncle, President John F. Kennedy, and father, former US Senator Robert Kennedy. .“America was deprived of greatness in 1963 and again in 1968, but the spirit of John and Robert Kennedy still lives and is embodied in Robert Kennedy Jr.,” said Kucinich. “It’s embodied in what he stands for in terms of deep American values … in terms of uniting the country.".“This really is an opening in history that we can go through and create the country that we want, the country that we love and Robert Kennedy Jr. is that instrument of that.”.Early in his speech, Kennedy pointed to a recent study that suggested a housing crisis could become a more widespread trend. .“This epidemic of homelessness now in San Francisco is about to roll like a tsunami across the rest of the country because the cost of housing is rising so steadily,” he said..Kennedy warned repeatedly multinational asset management firm BlackRock and its subsidiaries were buying up single-family homes throughout the US, adding this “feudal model” would turn America into a “nation of renters.”.“They’re gonna turn us from a nation of homeowners into a nation of renters,” he said, turning American citizens “into subjects.”.“They’re doing it right in front of us…They’re saying, ‘You’re gonna own nothing and you’ll be happy.’”.Kennedy also slammed the “magical” business model of Amazon, which he said pays zero dollars in federal and local taxes, “strip-mining the wealth” from local businesses. He also acknowledged the “impending doom” felt by Americans and their “gas station anxiety.”.Kennedy claimed more Republican and Democrat voters are turning to his campaign because he was addressing issues the parties were not. Kennedy said there was a lot of talk about cultural issues in the last Republican debate, but no mention of companies such as BlackRock, which has more than US$9.4 trillion in assets and its unrivalled influence on the world economy. .“People are just fed up. They know they’re being lied to,” he said. “(The Republican debate) was, ‘Get tough on Mexico, get tough on China,’ and nobody mentioned BlackRock.”.The event was the second stop on Kennedy’s campaign tour, which followed his declaration of an independent candidacy in Philadelphia. Future stops will take him to Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Wisconsin, Minneapolis and Arizona..On the day Kennedy declared himself as an independent candidate, supporters donated more than $11 million to American Values 2024, a super PAC (political action committee) for the campaign, with donations reportedly coming equally from Democrats, Republicans and independent voters..“Millions of independent-minded Americans are seeing through the most powerful censorship and propaganda campaign against any candidate in American political history,” said American Values co-founder Tony Lyons..“They are angry at the DNC for attempting to disenfranchise them, eager to support an honest Democrat and more open than ever before in American history to an Independent and honest candidate.”.A recent Reuters/Ipsos poll said the presidential race was “still too close to call.” Kennedy earned 14% support, President Joe Biden 38% and former President Donald Trump 40%.
