Republican commentator Charlie Kirk said had it not been for RFK Jr, the Kennedy legacy would be completely dead. "The Kennedys were a great American family who faced a choice – they could continue their legacy as statesmen, or they could devolve into useless trust fund babies good for nothing but tabloid fodder. Most chose the latter."
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