RFK Jr says Trump’s ‘courage’ was ‘inspirational’ with fist-pump after shooting

WASHINGTON — Robert F. Kennedy Jr said Saturday night that Donald Trump’s “courage” was “inspirational” when he was shot in an assassination attempt.

The independent presidential candidate, whose father and uncle were assassinated in the 1960s, said that he had reached out to Trump, 78, following the shooting.

“I sent a message out, a note out to President Trump tonight and to his family, telling him how relieved I am that he was not more than badly injured, wishing him quick recovery, thanking him for his career during that event, which was inspirational,” Kennedy said in an interview on “Hannity.”

“I really hope that President Biden reaches out to President Trump and offers him a podium somewhere with the two of these men and reassure the nation… to make an effort to change the tone of this campaign, so that we all can sort of inspire us all to start being kind to each other.”

Kennedy, 70, has requested Secret Service protection — which can be granted by Biden — but has been rebuffed, even though his uncle President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963 and his father, then-presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, was fatally shot in 1968.

Kennedy has about 9.3% support in national polls, according to an average of recent surveys by RealClearPolitics — trailing behind Trump at 43.1% and Biden at 38.8%.

Biden condemned the shooting, which killed one rallygoer, as “sick” in Saturday evening remarks and cut short his weekend stay at his Delaware beach home to return to the White House.