ICYMI: Climate Groups Issue Earth Day Warning, RFK Jr. Is a Spoiler for Trump
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Politico, “A dozen green groups disavowed Kennedy on Friday, calling him a “science denier” whose candidacy stands to hand Trump the presidency.”
Washington, D.C. – Climate Power and a dozen national environmental organizations came together to disavow RFK Jr.’s candidacy last week – calling him out as a science denier and a spoiler candidate who risks electing Donald Trump. And in a new interview with Politico, RFK Jr.’s lack of a coherent plan to address the climate crisis is on full display.
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“But he criticizes the size of Biden’s mammoth subsidies for green energy, has not committed to keeping the administration rules aimed at cutting greenhouse gas pollution from vehicles and power plants, and hired a communications director who criticized “hysteria” around global warming…
“That has alarmed environmental organizations. A dozen green groups disavowed Kennedy on Friday, calling him a “science denier” whose candidacy stands to hand Trump the presidency…
“Kennedy entered the contest as a Democrat before deciding to run as an independent, but he recently has worked to shore up conservative support as well. Major Trump donors have also supported his candidacy, causing some Biden allies to allege that he’s trying to serve as a spoiler for the ex-president…
“And as POLITICO reported, an activist working with RFK Jr.’s campaign was caught on video saying Kennedy and Trump voters shared a “mutual enemy” in Biden…
“Kennedy’s candidacy could help Trump get re-elected, said Lori Lodes, executive director of Climate Power, one of the green groups that attacked Kennedy in Friday’s letter.
“RFK Jr. is being funded by Big Oil and Trump donors to put the worst environmental president in history back in office, and even his own campaign admits it,” she said in a statement. “Whatever RFK Jr. used to be, he’s now a science-denier who represents a singular threat to the planet, as a spoiler for Donald Trump and his dangerous Project 2025 agenda.”