Trump Adds Former Democrats RFK Jr., Gabbard to Transition Team

Aug. 27, 2024, 4:31 PM UTC

Donald Trump is adding Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard to his presidential transition team, spotlighting two former Democrats who have endorsed his campaign in a bid to widen his electoral appeal in a close race with Vice President Kamala Harris.

“We look forward to having their powerful voices on the team as we work to restore America’s greatness,” Brian Hughes, a Trump campaign spokesman, said in a statement Tuesday, casting the move as a sign of how the Republican nominee’s support is expanding “across partisan lines.”

By appointing Kennedy, a prominent vaccine skeptic, and Gabbard, who accused ...

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