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The withdrawal comes as Kennedy is set to address the nation on
Friday in Arizona.
A super PAC supporting Kennedy told Reuters on Wednesday that
Kennedy wants a deal with Donald Trump in which he endorses the
Republican rival in exchange for a job in a potential Trump
administration.
Trump told CNN this week he would "certainly be open" to Kennedy
playing a role in his administration if the independent
candidate drops out of the race and endorses him.
Kennedy, his vice presidential running mate Nicole Shanahan, and
11 of his presidential electors issued a voluntary withdrawal,
Arizona's Fontes said in a post on X.
The Kennedy campaign did not respond to a request for comment.
Kennedy, 70, the son of late Democratic politician and U.S.
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and nephew of the late
President John F. Kennedy, started his presidential campaign as
a Democrat, challenging President Joe Biden for the nomination.
(Reporting by Harshita Meenaktshi in Bengaluru; Editing by
Michael Perry)
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