Trump and RFK Met to Discuss a Potential Role in His Administration, According to New Report

Former President Donald Trump met with independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to discuss a potential role in the administration, according to a new report.

The meeting occurred Monday in Wisconsin before Trump announced he had chosen J.D. Vance as his running mate.

Speaking to Mediaite, an unnamed source within the Kennedy campaign said the candidates had a "lengthy conversation" during which "there was some discussion over Bobby playing a future role in the [Trump] administration and what that role might be."

"Trump was evaluating Bobby's potential," the source added.

The source told the outlet that Trump and Kennedy also discussed "unity as a nation" and "security issues" in the wake of Trump being shot in a failed assassination attempt at his Pennsylvania rally on Saturday.

Kennedy had confirmed the meeting in a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.

"Lots of rumors going around about my meeting this morning with President Trump," the candidate wrote. "Our main topic was national unity, and I hope to meet with Democratic leaders about that as well. No, I am not dropping out of the race."

"Yes, Mr. Kennedy met with President Trump today to discuss national unity, and he hopes to meet with leaders of the Democratic Party as well. And no he is not dropping out of the race. He is the only pro-environment, pro-choice, anti-war candidate who beats Donald Trump in head-to-head polls," Kennedy campaign press secretary Stefanie Spear said in an on-record statement to Mediaite.

Spear provided no insight into Kennedy's potential role in the Trump White House.

On Monday, Trump called for Kennedy to be granted Secret Service protection, which Joe Biden finally agreed to.

As the Gateway Pundit previously reported, Kennedy has compared the attempt on Trump's life to the assassinations of his uncle, former President John F. Kennedy, and his father, Robert F. Kennedy.