Independent U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. filed paperwork Thursday to withdraw from the presidential ballot in Arizona, Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes said.
The withdrawal comes as Kennedy is scheduled to address the nation on Friday in Arizona.
A super PAC supporting Kennedy said Reuters on Wednesday that Kennedy wants a deal with Donald Trump in which he backs the Republican rival in exchange for a job in a potential Trump administration.
Trump told CNN this week that 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 have all issued a voluntary withdrawal, Arizona's Fontes said in a post on X.
