RFK Jr. says Trump has 'changed as a person'
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who has become an outspoken ally of former President Trump in recent days, said in an interview Friday that he believes the former president has "changed as a person."
“If President Trump wins ... people are going to see a very different President Trump than they did in the first term," Kennedy told "All In" podcast host Jason Calacanis. "I think he’s changed as a person. And I’ve known him for, you know, 30 years."
“But I think he is, he’s focused on his legacy," he added later. "He's said many interesting things to me about what he did wrong the last time."
The independent candidate also defended Trump against reports that he's connected to the conservative Project 2025 agenda, unveiled this year by the Heritage Foundation. The former president and his campaign have aggressively distanced themselves from the 900-page agenda.
Contributors to the plan include members of his previous administration and other Trump allies, something Democrats and his rival Vice President Harris have latched onto in their messaging against the former president.
"And he brought this issue up to me and he said, you know, 'they always tell me I’m on for Project 2025. I never read Project 2025 until they started accusing me of it," Kennedy said Friday. "He said that was written by 'a right-wing a--hole. That’s what he is.'"
"I think he’s interested in his legacy now. He wants to leave behind some accomplishments and he wants to make our country better," he continued later. "And I think he’s, you know, he’s listening to a wider range of voices. He’s preparing to govern right now."
Kennedy's comments come just a week after he suspended his campaign in the battleground states, throwing his support behind Trump and appearing at a rally alongside the former president. Still, he said his name would appear on the ballot in most red and blue states.
Trump also tapped him and former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (I-Hawaii), who recently moderated a town hall with the GOP presidential nominee, earlier this month to join his transition team.
"I’ll be on the transition committee picking the people who are going to govern ... There’s going to be a wide diversity of stakeholders," Kennedy said in the interview Friday. "But he’s listening to more than just that narrow right wing."