Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday credited the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk with his union with President Donald Trump, stating that Kirk really advocated for him to join the Trump administration.
Kennedy made the revelation during an appearance on a special edition of Kirk’s podcast that was hosted by Vice President JD Vance. Kirk was assassinated last week at an event at Utah Valley University.
Vance had multiple White House and administration officials on the program, including White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, press secretary Karoline Leavitt and deputy communications director Kaelan Dorr.
“Charlie was probably the primary architect of my unification with President Trump,” Kennedy said in his segment. “I first met Charlie in July of 2021. He had me on his show for this very, very wide-ranging talk. By the end of that interview, I felt like I had met a spiritual soulmate, and our friendship blossomed.”
Wiles backed up Kennedy’s credit to Kirk, stating the late-Christian was “instrumental in Secretary Kennedy coming to the ticket, and you too.”
The chief of staff said Kirk knew that many people in the “Make America Healthy Again (MAHA)” movement needed a “home,” and introduced Kennedy to Trump and his team, which united the MAHA and Make America Great Again groups.Â
Kennedy also noted that Kirk understood how “power” worked as far as advocating for people for positions and who those candidates could call to make it happen.Â
“He understood the uses of power, and he understood what buttons needed to be pushed to move the ball across the goal line,” Kennedy added.
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