RFK Jr. says Trump asked him to help pick ‘people who will be running the government’

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Monday that former President Trump asked him to serve on his transition team if the GOP presidential nominee wins another term in office.

“I’ve been asked to go on to the transition team, you know, to help pick the people who will be running the government, and I’m looking forward to that,” Kennedy said in a lengthy interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson.

Kennedy ended his independent presidential bid Friday and threw his support behind Trump. He said his name would remain on the ballot in most solidly red and blue states but withdrew from the battleground states where he could make a difference.

He joined Trump at his rally over the weekend in Arizona, where the GOP nominee welcomed him into the fold.

“Tonight, I’m very pleased to welcome a man who has been an incredible champion for so many of these values that we all share, and we’ve shared them for a long time,” Trump said in his introduction of Kennedy. “I think he’s going to have a huge influence on this campaign.”

Kennedy, by the end of his campaign, was running as an independent, after first challenging President Biden for the Democratic nomination.

When asked how he plans to spend his time until Election Day — now just 70 days away — Kennedy told Carlson that he will work to get Trump elected.

“I’m working with the campaign,” Kennedy added. “We’re working on policy issues together.”

“And I’m going to fight,” he continued. “I don’t know what would happen to me if we lose.”

In The Hill/Decision Desk HQ’s aggregate of polls, Vice President Harris leads Trump by 4.1 percentage points — 49.7 percent to 45.6 percent. When Kennedy is added to the mix, Harris still leads with 49 percent, to the former president’s 43.9 percent. The independent brought in just 2.8 percent of the vote.

The Hill has reached out to the Trump campaign for comment.