He’s right. Trump needs to start talking to him about his future unless there’s something really bad in his past. Obviously not VP material but don’t just write this guy off. A lot of people out there who would only vote D might only change that if a Kennedy was involved. Go for a landslide.
I get your argument, but never trust an ambitious Kennedy.
Rule #1 of management is never put disloyal people in a position where they can undermine you, because if you do they certainly will.