Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Touts Conspiracy Theories, Freedom of Speech in Elon Musk Interview: ‘You Shouldn’t Be Shutting Me Up’

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Republican presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis, Kennedy’s appearance was largely glitch-free.Pivoting to Ukraine’s war with Russia, Kennedy said the United States should have done a better job diplomatically to dissuade a Russian invasion of the nation by agreeing that Ukraine would not become a member of NATO.

He also said more needs to be done about crowds of immigrants gathering at the southern U.S. border. Kennedy noted that his campaign will focus heavily on problems like “the destruction of the American middle class, the appropriation of our foreign policy by neo-cons, the appropriation of our domestic policy by Wall Street and the big corporate dictators.” Relatedly, he said the federal government has to stop “the capture of our agencies by the industries they’re supposed to regulate.”In matters of climate change, Musk and Kennedy agreed that the United States should pursue “rational” energy policies that would include renewable sources like wind and solar energy. “There is no simple solution to energy,” Kennedy said. “We have to analyze the real costs of every energy system to make a rational choice.”Pro surfing legend Kelly Slater later dropped into the Spaces conversation like it was a barrel ride at Mavericks Beach.

Slater, an 11-time world champion who also drew fire during the pandemic for his anti-vaccine stance, praised Kennedy for “reaching across the table” and including a wide range of philosophies in his campaign.