File: Attorney Robert Kennedy Jr. speaks as hundreds gather in Times Square to protest vaccination mandate during a "Freedom Rally" in New York City on October 16, 2021. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) NEW YORK - Democrat Robert F.
Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist and scion of one of the country’s most famous political families, is running for president.Kennedy filed a statement of candidacy Wednesday with the Federal Election Commission.The 69-year-old’s campaign to challenge incumbent President Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination is a long shot.
Self-help author Marianne Williamson is also running in the Democratic race.Kennedy, a nephew of President John F. Kennedy and the son of his slain brother Robert F.
Kennedy, was once a bestselling author and environmental lawyer who worked on issues such as clean water.But more than 15 years ago, he became fixated on a belief that vaccines are not safe.