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Trump courts Libertarians to draw party activists away from RFK Jr.: 'If we unite, we are unstoppable'
Fox News ^ | Updated May 25, 2024 9:32pm EDT | By Bradford Betz , Timothy H.J. Nerozzi

Posted on 05/25/2024 7:02:52 PM PDT by conservative98

Donald Trump addressed the Libertarians’ National Convention on Saturday night in an effort to win over activists who are skeptical of the GOP frontrunner, and turn them away from independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The Libertarian National Convention is being held at the Washington Hilton hotel through Sunday with the tagline: "Become Ungovernable."

The former president addressed a rowdy crowd, seemingly split 50-50 between his supporters and Libertarian skeptics.

Trump tried to win over the crowd, saying: "In the last year, I've been indicted by the government on 91 different things. So if I wasn't a libertarian before, I sure as hell am a Libertarian now."

To win over the Libertarians, Trump said he would release "limited government so that the people can have an unlimited future." He promised that "United we will be unstoppable. If we unite, we are unstoppable."

At times Trump mocked the Libertarians in the audience telling them: "Only endorse me if you want to win."

"If you want to lose, don't do that. Keep getting your 3% every four years," Trump said, before pledging to include a Libertarian in his cabinet.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 3percent; libertarian; libertarianparty; libertarians; lnc; maga; naturallawparty; rfkjr; robertkennedyjr; rossulbricht; rossulbrict; trump; trump2024; unstoppable
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1 posted on 05/25/2024 7:02:52 PM PDT by conservative98
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To: conservative98

Trump later promised to commute the sentence of Ross Ulbrict, the founder of the darknet marketplace Silk Road who was arrested in 2013 and remains in prison.

Trump’s campaign said his appearance is part of an ongoing effort to reach would-be supporters in places that are not heavily Republican. For example, he held a rally Thursday in the Bronx during a pause in his New York hush money trial. His team was expecting some at the convention to oppose Trump, but hopes he will get credit for showing up and fighting for votes.


2 posted on 05/25/2024 7:04:32 PM PDT by conservative98
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Extraordinary that RFK Jr. could be portrayed as a civil libertarian by anyone of sound mind:

RFK Jr praised China’s ‘organ harvesting’ threats to meet climate goals https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4236805/posts

RFK, Jr.: Climate Skeptics ‘Should Be at the Hague with All the Other War Criminals’ https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3206882/posts

RFK, Jr. wants me jailed … as a war criminal https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3211190/posts

RFK Jr.: Hog farmers bigger threat than Osama https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2178592/posts

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Wants To Jail His Political Opponents https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3206573/posts

Lessons in civility from RFK, Jr. https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3509601/posts

Robert Kennedy Jr. Blames Reagan For 9/11 [for rolling back CAFE standards in 1986] https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1855875/posts

RFK Jr. spreads blame for environmental woes in New Bedford speech https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1913559/posts

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Blames Fairness Doctrine Abolishment for Conservatism Popularity https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2479527/posts

RFK, Jr: ‘We have so much to learn from Cuba’ https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3243628/posts

RFK Endorses AOC’s Green New Deal, Calls for Climate Taxation https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4187998/posts

Watch RFK, Jr. lose it at climate change march when confronted about his hypocrisy https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3206578/posts

Andrea Mitchell Applauds RFK Jr.’s ‘Impassioned Plea’ for Obama to Stop Keystone Pipeline by Fiat https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3120692/posts

RFK Jr. Slams “Right-Wing Control of American Media” https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2967445/posts

RFK Jr: Right-Wing Controls American Media, Fox News Has Divided US to a Point not Seen Since Civil War https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2967311/posts

RFK jr: Sen. Inhofe is a “Call Girl” for Big Oil (But it’s OK to say it, he’s a Democrat after all) https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2855976/posts

Robert Kennedy, Jr.’s ‘Green’ Company Scored $1.4 Billion Taxpayer Bailout https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2808401/posts

RFK Jr. Claims Air America Was More Popular Than Conservative Radio https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2740193/posts

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Endorses Charlie Crist, Attacks Tea Party (Video) https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2606809/posts

RFK, Jr. 15 months ago: Global warming means no snow or cold in DC https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2446226/posts

Robert Kennedy Jr.: right-wing hosts spread hate https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271218/posts

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr: Innocent ACORN Defrauded by ACORN Workers https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2109548/posts

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: ‘There Is No Liberal Media’(video barf!) https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2021728/posts

Kennedy Calls Skeptical Politicians ‘Traitors’ and ‘Corporate Toadies’ https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1864440/posts

RFK Jr. Says AGW Skeptics Should Be Silenced https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1864945/posts

Video: Stossel Takes Robert F. Kennedy Jr. On For Traitor Remark https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1864510/posts

RFK Jr. Calls Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and Glenn Beck Lying ‘Flat Earthers’ https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1863207/posts

RFK (Robberbaron F. Kennedy) Jr. vs. Mike Gallagher on Energy Independence https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2033812/posts

The Incredible Shrinking Credibility of RFK, Jr. https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1644744/posts

RFK Jr.: Bush, Barbour to Blame for Katrina https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1473838/posts

RFK Jr: You know, my uncle was also shot amid a climate of right-wing hate https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2655920/posts

Flashback - Palin’s Big Oil infatuation [End of snow forever in DC] https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3387273/posts

RFK Jr says Donald Trump has ‘discredited the American experiment’
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7903551/Robert-Kennedy-Jr-says-Donald-Trump-discredited-American-experiment.html


3 posted on 05/25/2024 7:14:11 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: conservative98

I don’t believe the libertarians are accepting his stance on “freedom” since he encouraged the shutdown of the entire nation the last time around.


4 posted on 05/25/2024 7:16:56 PM PDT by Daggerboard
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To: Republican Wildcat

Yeah, if half the crowd booed President Trump, then 99% of them should boo RFK.


5 posted on 05/25/2024 7:17:41 PM PDT by CrosscutSaw
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To: Daggerboard

You lie.


6 posted on 05/25/2024 7:19:01 PM PDT by conservative98
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To: conservative98

Trump is masterful

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7 posted on 05/25/2024 7:19:12 PM PDT by Tommy Revolts (,,)
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To: Tommy Revolts

It was a great speech and put Libertarians in a spot: Get 3% or vote for Trump. He even asked them to nominate him!


8 posted on 05/25/2024 7:24:05 PM PDT by Reno89519 (Build the Wall, Deport Them All. No amnesty for anyone.)
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To: Daggerboard

(I don’t believe the libertarians are accepting his stance on “freedom” since he encouraged the shutdown of the entire nation the last time around.)

Trump encouraged the shutdown? How?


9 posted on 05/25/2024 7:28:58 PM PDT by Macho MAGA Man (The last two weren't balloons. One was a cylindrical objects Trump is being given the Alex Jones tr)
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It occurs to me that a truly Libertarian view towards the vaxxes should be neither pro nor con but simply anti-mandate. Whether they believe the vaxxes are safe or not, Libertarians support medical freedom, which means the freedom to make both good and bad decisions. They support right to try when it comes to experimental and untested drugs, so if they want to be consistent, they should support freedom to take the vaxx and freedom to not take the vaxx. I’m not sure whether or not most of them actually hold that position.


10 posted on 05/25/2024 7:32:27 PM PDT by mbrfl
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To: Republican Wildcat

Nor the lockdown president who wants to saveSS by paying people to have babies. I noticed he didn’t say citizens or taxpayers.
Anyone who has spent time living outside the city sees children who are grossly neglected while their mom gets hundred dollar hair and nail jobs… dad gets boats and ate.


11 posted on 05/25/2024 7:33:05 PM PDT by momincombatboots (BQEphesians 6... who you are really at war with.)
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To: conservative98

Trump showed a great deal of political courage, going into the den of people who should see him as their leader but generally don’t. As Bongino says, it’s not the people Trump is speaking to that are the actual audience, but the people who are not Libertarian and not MAGA but on the sidelines, who may be persuaded by Trump’s defense of his positions.

In the meantime, Biden makes a fool of himself once again by speaking at West Point. Anything I would say about that would be deleterious to my eternal soul, so I’ll stop here.


12 posted on 05/25/2024 7:38:36 PM PDT by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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Those libertarians that booed are idiots. They’d rather lose.


13 posted on 05/25/2024 7:45:44 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: Daggerboard
I don’t believe the libertarians are accepting his stance on “freedom” since he encouraged the shutdown of the entire nation the last time around.

The True Believers won’t like this dose of reality. Here is Trump, shut it down:

https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1645539542567632900/video/1

14 posted on 05/25/2024 7:49:34 PM PDT by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis! Goldwater & Thomas Sowell in 2024)
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To: momincombatboots

The lockdown president who never locked down a single state or municipality? It’s hard to believe you’re stilling pushing that tripe.


15 posted on 05/25/2024 8:01:00 PM PDT by mbrfl
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To: conservative98

To paraphrase Groucho Marx, Libertarians wouldn’t join any club that would have them as members.


16 posted on 05/25/2024 8:01:29 PM PDT by Redmen4ever
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To: DIRTYSECRET

I was thinking the same thing while watching the speech. A lot of those so-called Libertarians are just idiots or acting like ones for acting sakes. Not impressed!


17 posted on 05/25/2024 8:13:37 PM PDT by tflabo (Truth or tyranny)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

The language of the comment I wanted to write - but did not - was much more colorful.

There are no libertarians in my sphere. But if there were, I’d be all too blunt about my opinion about voting for RFK Jr (which reelects the puppet cabal).


18 posted on 05/25/2024 8:16:50 PM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: Daggerboard

“he encouraged the shutdown of the entire nation the last time around.”

Fauci encouraged it. It was up to the governors to do it or not.

But nice try.


19 posted on 05/25/2024 8:19:21 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Navarro didn't kill himself.)
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