CPD co-founder says Biden campaign urged CNN to promise RFK Jr will not participate in debate

Published May 17, 2024 9:17pm ET



Commission on Presidential Debates co-founder Frank Fahrenkopf claimed that President Joe Biden’s campaign urged CNN to “promise that they wouldn’t let [Robert F Kennedy Jr.] in regardless” to its June 27 debate.

Fahrenkopf also implied that Kennedy could file a lawsuit given a potential violation of Federal Election Commission rules.

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