RFK Jr. Forced to Remain on the Ballot in Key Battleground State of Michigan Despite Requesting Withdrawal from the Race
The name of independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will still appear on ballots in Michigan in November, even after withdrawing his presidential bid and endorsing Republican presidential nominee and former president Donald Trump.
In a press conference in Phoenix on Aug. 23, Kennedy suspended his presidential bid and admitted to the public that he no longer saw a path toward victory. Kennedy explained that internal polling showed his candidacy could harm Trump’s chances while inadvertently helping Harris, though recent public polls do not clearly support this claim. Regardless, after several discussions with Trump, he decided to withdraw and support the former president, instead.
(Related: RFK Jr. suspends campaign with singular focus: Ending childhood illness epidemic.)
In line with this, he also sought to remove his name from the ballots in 10 key battleground states.
“In about 10 battleground states, where my presence would be a spoiler, I’m going to remove my name. And I’ve already started that process and urge voters not to vote for me,” Kennedy said.
However, the office of Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat, claimed that Kennedy would still be listed as the nominee of the Natural Law Party after the party selected him as its nominee at its state convention back in April.
“Minor party candidates cannot withdraw, so his name will remain on the ballot,” said Cheri Hardmon, a spokeswoman for Benson, in an email on Aug 23. “Michigan Election Law requires presidential electors be selected at the fall state convention. The fall state convention must be held no later than the date of the primary. The Natural Law Party held their convention to select electors for Robert Kennedy Jr. They cannot meet at this point to select new electors since it’s past the primary.”
RFK Jr. faces similar problems in other key battleground states
Similar situations are unfolding in other states where election officials have also indicated it is too late for Kennedy to have his name removed from the ballot.
In North Carolina, the State Board of Elections claimed that Kennedy’s withdrawal came just as ballot printing had begun across the state. As of Aug. 29, approximately 1.73 million ballots were already printed in over 60 counties, including those for military personnel overseas and individuals with vision impairments.
Karen Brinson, the executive director of the State Board of Elections, clarified that removing Kennedy’s name would involve reprinting and redistributing the ballots, which would take at least 13 days and incur extra costs. Considering the tight timeframe and the expenses involved, the board concluded that making the changes was not feasible. This, in turn, resulted in the rejection of Kennedy’s withdrawal.
Similarly, in Wisconsin, the Elections Commission voted to deny Kennedy’s request to be removed from the ballot. The decision was based on Wisconsin law, which states that candidates who have filed nomination papers and qualified for the ballot cannot subsequently withdraw.
As of now, reports also claim that Kennedy may also face difficulties in removing his name from ballots in other battleground states like Nevada.
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America’s ‘Ukraine Project’ Has Brought Destruction to Slavic People – Moscow
Washington’s ‘Ukraine project’ has brought destruction to Slavic people, Russia’s ambassador to the US, Anatoly Antonov, warned on Monday. He accused the Americans of using Ukrainians as “cannon fodder” in an unwinnable conflict.
He further warned that the White House will face serious consequences if it removes restrictions on Kiev using Western missiles to conduct long range strikes inside Russia.
Moscow considers the Ukraine conflict to be a US-led proxy war against Russia in which Ukrainian soldiers are used as “cannon fodder.” No amount of military hardware donated to Kiev will allow it to prevail militarily, the ambassador said.
“The American ‘Ukraine project’ has brought destruction and entailed huge sacrifices of the Slavic people,” Antonov added. “There is no doubt that Russia will cope with the new challenge to its security and the goals and objectives of the special military operation will be fully implemented.”
Antonov was commenting on the recent trip to the US by senior officials from Kiev, including Andrey Yermak, the chief of staff of Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky, and Defense Minister Rustem Umerov. According to media reports, they presented the Americans with a list of targets in Russia that they want to attack with Western long-range weapons.
Read more Kiev should not expect more long-range missiles from US – CNN
“Washington’s idea of pitting Europe against Russia through the Ukrainian crisis will not pass,” Antonov said. “The US will not be able to sit it out across the ocean if the current situation escalates into a global conflict.”
Kiev argues that the lack of permission by its weapons donors to conduct long-range strikes puts Ukrainian troops at a disadvantage on the front line. Moscow has warned that it would supply similar military capabilities to enemies of the West if these types of attacks ever happen. The potential escalation would not be limited to the European continent, Antonov warned.
Unlike the UK and France, which donated air-launched long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine, the US has delivered a small number of ground-launched ballistic weapons, which are easier to deploy close to the border through stealth. Kiev has used some of the ATACMS missiles to attack targets in Russia’s Crimea, which the US considers Ukrainian territory.
A Ukrainian MP visiting Washington told CNN that strikes deep inside Russia would be no different from striking Russian border areas, which the US government allowed Kiev to do in late May, because “both are Russian territory.”
READ MORE: NATO warns members against shooting down Russian missiles
American officials have made it clear to the Ukrainians that they would not get “another significant delivery of ATACMS due to the finite number in US inventories,” the network reported. Many of the targets chosen by Kiev are not even within ATACMS range, sources told CNN.
Brazil’s X Ban Double Standard: Lula’s Party Still Posts While Silencing Critics
Brazil’s government, under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has continued to use the social media platform X, even as it enforces a widespread ban against its citizens. This ban, initially enforced to curb “misinformation” and “hate speech,” supposedly aimed to protect public discourse and uphold “democracy.” However, the persistent activity on X by Lula’s party PT Brasil, and the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) starkly contrasts with the punitive measures threatened against ordinary citizens. They’re allowed to talk but the people aren’t allowed to talk back.
The issue is not just in the ban itself but in the implications of its enforcement. The government’s decision to silence potential critics on the platform while allowing pro-government voices to remain active raises serious concerns about fairness and equality before the law. This selective censorship effectively monopolizes the digital conversation, ensuring that only the political elite can disseminate information and engage with the public on X, while opposition voices are stifled.
By controlling who can speak and who can’t, the government is not just regulating a platform but is orchestrating the narrative. This creates an environment where “misinformation” can be selectively defined as anything that contradicts the official government position, regardless of its factual accuracy. Such actions compromise the foundational democratic principle that the public should have access to a plurality of views, especially in a digital age where social media platforms are critical arenas for political discourse.
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Top Gastroenterologist Sounds Alarm: Covid-Vaccinated Lacking Key Gut Bacteria Necessary For Immune System
Covid-vaccinated individuals are lacking in bibidobacteria, a healthy gut bacteria essential for the immune system, according to groundbreaking research by gastroenterologist Dr. Sabine Hazan which explains why the immune systems of the vaccinated have been […]
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Historic Christian Churches Are Burning To the Ground In France At a Rate of 1 Every 2 Weeks
Historic churches are burning to the ground in France at the shocking rate of one every two weeks – and yet according to Macron’s government and mainstream media, this situation is completely normal and there […]
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Rosie O’Donnell Spreads Conspiracy Theory Trump Wasn’t Shot!
Unhinged Hollywood C-lister Rosie O’Donnell claimed she’s unsure whether former President Donald Trump was really shot during an assassination attempt at a rally in July.
“Now, I don’t know what happened that day, but I don’t think it was a bullet that hit him,” the League of Their Own actress said of Trump’s close call with death at a July 13 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Rosie O’Donnell spreads the conspiracy theory that Trump wasn’t shot.
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) September 1, 2024
Can we sue her for $1 billion, like they did to Alex Jones? pic.twitter.com/afa9uj43ta
“I don’t. I think it was maybe a fragment of something more,” O’Donnell continued in a video posted to TikTok last week, offering no evidence to back her accusations.
“But I don’t know, without a scar to be seen, yet blood all over it,” she added.
Following the assassination attempt, the FBI drew criticism after Director Christopher Wray appeared to cast doubt on whether a bullet actually hit the former president; however, the agency later clarified, “What struck former President Trump in the ear was a bullet, whether whole or fragmented into smaller pieces, fired from the deceased subject’s rifle.”
The obese 62-year-old Hollywood has-been went on to claim Trump’s immediate reaction after surviving the attempt on his life — pumping his fist in the air while shouting “Fight!” — was too peculiar to be real.
“Look at the photos of him right after with his fist pumping, a normal reaction, right, to almost being assassinated.”
O’Donnell went on to question why no one was looking into the insane conspiracy theory.
“There’s something really hinky about the whole thing, and I don’t know what it is, but I am saying this: For people who go on conspiracy theories for endless cycles, you know, deep dives, how come this isn’t getting a deep dive?”
The high-profile lesbian revealed one particularly puzzling piece of evidence making her question the shooting is the fact that Trump’s ear is completely intact and fully healed.
“How come people are just like, look, his ear is normal now?” O’Donnell asked. “Yeah. Well, he’s not an octopus. He doesn’t regrow his limbs, his ears, his nose, or whatever. You don’t regrow. We’re humans. You don’t regrow your arms or your ears.”
O’Donnell’s conspiracy theory isn’t just limited to fringe lunatics like herself; it’s also been spread by members of the national media, with MSNBC host Joy Reid among the originators of the lies.
MSNBC’s Joy Reid suggests Trump might not have been hit by a bullet at all, hints that the entire attack might be staged: pic.twitter.com/w1IVFlNov6
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) July 18, 2024
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— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) July 18, 2024
Alex Jones Responds To Joy Reid’s Claim That Trump Assassination Attempt Was Staged pic.twitter.com/Jl4gabm9XC
In July, just days after Trump was shot, Reid published a video claiming America still didn’t know if a bullet actually hit Trump, or whether it was shrapnel or shattered glass from the teleprompter.
O’Donnell’s ridiculous theory led some on social media to question whether she might be sued in court similar to how Alex Jones was sued for questioning the Sandy Hook shooting.
Rosie O’Donnell spreads the conspiracy theory that Trump wasn’t shot.
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) September 1, 2024
Can we sue her for $1 billion, like they did to Alex Jones? pic.twitter.com/afa9uj43ta
Jones reacted to O’Donnell’s claims in a statement on X, defending her right to question the shooting and calling on conservatives not to censor her idiotic comments.
The Democratic Party hired PR firms to make statements in my name about Sandy Hook, that I never said. They built a straw man in the mockingbird media and massively exaggerated what they claimed I said. Conservatives, populist, and other pro freedom folks should not fall in to… https://t.co/lYaShBZ6wO
— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) September 1, 2024
“The Democratic Party hired PR firms to make statements in my name about Sandy Hook, that I never said,” Jones wrote.
“They built a straw man in the mockingbird media and massively exaggerated what they claimed I said. Conservatives, populist, and other pro freedom folks should not fall in to the trap of backing the censorship of Rosie O’Donnell. Even what the Democrats claim I said about SH is protected speech. Everyone gets to speak including the Westboro Baptist Church.”
While the left would like to bury the assassination attempt that branded Trump an American legend and pretend it didn’t happen, the truth is someone tried to shoot the former president — and missed by a half an inch.