Bret Weinstein, a lifelong Democrat and influential podcaster, has signaled that he is open to voting for Donald Trump following Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s endorsement of the former president.

When asked about the significance of RFK Jr.'s endorsement of Trump, Weinstein did not mince words during his interview with entrepreneur and commentator Patrick Bet-David, which was released shortly before Kennedy's announcement on Friday.

"I think this is absolutely monumental because we are in a novel moment in American political history," Weinstein said.

"Many of us, who hold different positions on the political spectrum and have different priorities with respect to policy, are finding that none of our differences matter in light of the jeopardy that the Republic is in."

"What he is effectively doing here is saying those differences aren't going away, but they're simply secondary. By withdrawing from certain ballots and not others, he is emboldening a movement that is more widely recognizing that those differences have to be put aside until the main job is done."

"He's leaving himself an important voice in that discussion. This was not a simple endorsement of Trump; it was an endorsement of retaking the White House and using that position to restore the Republic to its proper course."

Weinstein shared his growing concerns about the direction of the Democrat Party, which he claims has strayed far from its roots.

"Let me be perfectly clear about this. I think the modern Democratic Party is an existential threat to the Republic. Although I am a Democrat and have been a Democrat my whole life, the party I see in front of me today is the inverse of the party I signed up for. This is now the party of war, the party of racism, the party of censorship. I don't recognize this party."