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EXCLUSIVE: Unbiased presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will have fun his seventieth birthday at a gala in California, simply days after the Iowa Caucuses and at some point earlier than the New Hampshire major, Fox Information Digital has discovered.
Sources advised Fox Information Digital that the occasion, “A seventieth Birthday Gala Celebration in honor of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,” will likely be hosted by “Combating 4 One America PAC” leaders Daphne Barak and Erbil Gunasti on Jan. 22 at a non-public location within the California desert.
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Sources advised Fox Information Digital that actor Martin Sheen is predicted to attend and introduce RFK Jr. on the occasion. Sources additionally advised Fox Information Digital that Italian singer Andrea Bocelli will likely be concerned within the occasion.
Unbiased presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., speaks throughout a marketing campaign occasion on the Adrienne Arsht Heart for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, in Miami. (AP Picture/Wilfredo Lee)
A number of members of the Kennedy household will attend, sources advised Fox Information Digital.
The birthday occasion comes simply days after the Iowa Caucuses, which will likely be held on Jan. 15, and only a day earlier than the New Hampshire Major, which will likely be held on Jan. 23.
“We’re right here to boost consciousness about points which might be vital for the general public curiosity,” Barak and Gunasti advised Fox Information Digital. “We discovered this summer time that RFK Jr. is the fitting candidate for the job.”
“Now that he additionally ‘declared his independence’ from the yoke of the ‘Democratic machine,’ the organizers mentioned nothing could be higher than gathering with RFK’s buddies, supporters and celebrities to “cherish the Kennedy legacy.”
Kennedy, in October, introduced that he would search the presidency in an impartial run after months of campaigning as a Democrat.
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However after the Democratic Nationwide Committee mentioned it will not maintain major debates and would stand behind President Biden’s re-election marketing campaign, Kennedy broke with the celebration — and many years of household custom.
“I am right here to declare myself an impartial candidate for President of the US,” Kennedy continued.
Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. speaks throughout a marketing campaign occasion at Independence Mall, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Picture/Matt Rourke)
“However that is not all, I am right here to affix you and make a brand new Declaration of Independence for our total nation,” Kennedy mentioned. “We declare independence from the companies which have hijacked our authorities.”
Kennedy additionally mentioned that he and the group assembled declared independence from each political events in addition to the “mercenary media.”
Kennedy known as for unity within the nation and mentioned that politicians getting “all of us to hate one another is all part of their rip-off.”
In September, Eric Clapton hosted a live performance fundraiser for RFK Jr., elevating $2.2 million for his marketing campaign through the debate.
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Tickets for the occasion run from $2500 to $5,000 and attendees can have the prospect to fulfill RFK Jr.
The PAC anticipates roughly 250 friends on the black tie gala.
Brooke Singman is a Fox Information Digital politics reporter. You’ll be able to attain her at [email protected] or @BrookeSingman on Twitter.
