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RFK Jr. Rejects 2028 White House Bid, Affirms Loyalty to Trump

His denial follows conservative activist Laura Loomer’s campaign, which stoked rumors of a covert MAHA run, calling his aides’ allegiance into question.

U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., speaks during a press conference as new actions on the opioid 7-OH compound are announced, at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C., July 29, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/ File Photo
US President Donald Trump (2L) listens as US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks prior to signing an executive order restarting the Presidential Fitness Test in public schools in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 31, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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Overview

  • On August 15, Secretary Kennedy issued a post on X denouncing claims of a 2028 presidential campaign as a “flat‐out lie” and ruled out any bid.
  • July’s MAHA-aligned PAC calls created impressions of a possible candidacy that Kennedy says were orchestrated by Washington lobbyists aiming to divide him from President Trump.
  • He reiterated his commitment to President Trump and the Make America Healthy Again agenda, stressing his focus on ending the chronic disease epidemic.
  • Kennedy defended deputy chief of staff Stefanie Spear, praising her as a “fierce, loyal warrior for MAHA” after she was singled out by influencer Laura Loomer.
  • His statement comes amid scrutiny over recent HHS actions, including pausing $500 million in mRNA vaccine research and complying with a court order to halt Medicaid data sharing with immigration officials.