People familiar with the matter told the outlet that Bannon hoped Kennedy could serve as a "useful chaos agent" in the election.
April 7, 2023

Once again, I ask myself: Why isn't Steve Bannon in prison? It would be an unmitigated good. Instead, he does everything he can to destroy democracy. Via Salon:

Former chief Trump strategist Steve Bannon spent "months" encouraging anti-vaxxer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to run against President Joe Biden in the 2024 election, according to a report from CBS News.

People familiar with the matter told the outlet that Bannon hoped Kennedy could serve as a "useful chaos agent" in the election while also spreading "anti-vaccine sentiment around the country," according to CBS News' Robert Costa.

Kennedy, a nephew of President John F. Kennedy and son of the murdered Robert F. Kennedy, filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday to run as a Democrat in the upcoming election.

He doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell of winning, but the dark money will be pouring into Kennedy's primary campaign, because why not? Anything that undermines Democrats attracts the forces of destruction. That's what chaos agents do.

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