Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is dropping his bid for the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination in exchange for an independent shot.

"I am here to declare myself an independent candidate for president of the United States," he announced at a campaign rally near Philadelphia, per Politico. "We declare independence from the cynical elites who betray our hope and who amplify our division. And finally, we declare independence from the two political parties."

Democrats -- except for Kennedy's siblings, who released a statement that "Bobby might share the same name as our father, but he does not share the same values, vision or judgement" -- have avoided comment. But Republicans are, because RFK Jr., an environmental lawyer turned anti-vaxxer would more likely take votes from ex-President Trump than from President Biden next year.

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