Aaron Rodgers And Jesse Ventura Are On Robert Kennedy Jr.’s VP Shortlist — Report
deadline.comRobert Kennedy Jr. confirmed to The New York Times that NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers and former Minnesota governor and professional wrestler Jesse Ventura were on the top of his shortlist to serve as his running mate in his independent presidential bid.
Rodgers, who shares Kennedy’s opposition to the covid vaccine, would be an unconventional choice, to say the least, as he is still an active NFL player, expected to start for the New York Jets this fall.
Ventura, who served one term as Minnesota governor, has in the past considered his own independent presidential bid. Since leaving office, he has hosted a reality television series focused on conspiracy theories, but he urged people to get the vaccine during the covid crisis, and even bemoaned those who did not wear masks.
He introduced Kennedy at a voter rally in Arizona last month. “We must end the duopoly of Republican and Democrat control in Washington,” Ventura wrote on X/Twitter last month. “Electing a third party or independent candidate for President would be a major kickstart to that process but in order to do that you have to have ballot access.” In his remarks at the Arizona rally, Ventura said that had Kennedy’s uncle, President John F.
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