Coverage dated May 14, 2024 to May 15, 2024

Will RFK Jr. Get To Debate Trump And Biden? Not Based On Current Polling—Here

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To make CNN’s debate stage in June, candidates need to poll at least 15% in four separate national polls.

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Fox News
RFK Jr. accuses opponents of ‘colluding’ to exclude him from debates: ‘Afraid I would win’ (opens Fox News)
Published May 14, 2024
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Democrat turned independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. charges that President Biden and former President Donald Trump “are trying to exclude me from their debate because they are afraid I would win."
Politico
RFK Jr. rails against being left out of the Biden-Trump presidential debates (opens Politico)
Published May 14, 2024
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The president and former president agreed to debate in June and September.
Fox News
RFK Jr. says he'll debate Biden, Trump moments after president laughs him off (opens Fox News)
Published May 14, 2024
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President Biden laughed off questions of a third debate with Trump and possibly including Robert Kennedy Jr., who later posted to X he would be in the debate.
New York Post
RFK Jr. rages at Trump and Biden ‘colluding’ to exclude him from debates (opens New York Post)
Published May 14, 2024
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Independent presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is feeling left out amid the fast-action morning chest-thumping between former President Donald Trump and President Biden over the debates.
Forbes
Will RFK Jr. Get To Debate Trump And Biden? Not Based On Current Polling—Here (opens Forbes)
Published May 14, 2024
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To make CNN’s debate stage in June, candidates need to poll at least 15% in four separate national polls.
NBC News
RFK Jr. accuses Biden and Trump of 'colluding' to exclude him from debates (opens NBC News)
Published May 14, 2024
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. currently does not meet the qualifying threshold for the first presidential debate Biden and Trump agreed to participate in.
Breitbart News
RFK Jr. Could Qualify for CNN Debate, but Faces Uphill Battle (opens Breitbart News)
Published May 15, 2024
Breitbart News's feed description
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could qualify for the June presidential debate if he meets requirements which Donald Trump and Joe Biden will easily satisfy.
The New Republic
RFK Jr. Lashes Out Over Trump and Biden Debate Rules (opens The New Republic)
Published May 15, 2024
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his brainworm are miffed by the new presidential debate rules.
Deseret News
RFK Jr. slams Trump-Biden debate plans. Will he get an invite? (opens Deseret News)
Published May 15, 2024
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'They are trying to exclude me from their debate because they are afraid I would win,' Kennedy said
Newsweek
How RFK Jr. could join Trump-Biden debate (opens Newsweek)
Published May 15, 2024
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The Independent candidate is currently falling short of criteria set by CNN to appear on stage in June's televised debate.
New York Post
Trump says Biden ‘does not want’ to debate RFK Jr.: ‘Sharper and far more intelligent than Joe’ (opens New York Post)
Published May 15, 2024
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Former President Donald Trump said he would debate independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. alongside President Biden, rebutting the president's request to keep the forums to head-to-head matches.
Rolling Stone
RFK Jr. Claims Biden and Trump 'Colluding' to Block Him From Debates (opens Rolling Stone)
Published May 15, 2024
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed President Biden and Trump were "colluding to lock America into a head-to-head match-up that 80% say they do not want"

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