RFK Jr. Blasts Democrats at GOP Convention: What Did He Reveal?

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ripped his former party in a speech at the Republican midterm convention Thursday, calling out Democrats for their "blind hatred" of Donald Trump that drove it away from its "core values."

"The Democrats declared war on women's sports, effectively destroying Title IX. Democrats condemned meritocracy openly and celebrated mediocrity. The Democratic Party became the party of elites, labeling working Americans as deplorables," Kennedy said.

"Democrats cultivated deep ties with Big Pharma, Big tech, Big ag, Big Food, Big insurance and the mainstream media. They embraced policies that divided Americans along racial lines," he added.

The scion of the Democratic dynasty also said, "They abolished my uncle's physical fitness test because they said that competition was bad for children," prompting boos from the audience.

"The Democrats abandoned all of these values and all of their traditional values, offering Americans only one policy, the one policy that they stood for: The unbridled, sociopathic and blind hatred of a single man, Donald J. Trump," Kennedy said.

President Trump on Thursday maintained that the US military has “largely wiped out” Iran’s ballistic missile program but acknowledged the regime will “always have some.” 

“They can always get off missiles,” Trump told Fox News host Laura Ingraham, when asked how Iran has been able to repeatedly fire off missiles if their stockpile has been “decimated,” as the president claims. 

“They had plenty. They have some. They've been largely wiped out. It's hard for them to manufacture now,” Trump said, during his appearance on “The Ingraham Angle.”  

“Most of that's been knocked out, but they have missiles,” he added. “They'll always have some missiles.” 

Trump argued that the war, launched in February, will end “right after the election” in November. 

The president also insisted that young people are “very proud” he’s “not letting Iran have a nuclear weapon” and not demoralized by the war.

President Trump downplayed the importance of November’s midterm election, saying it wasn’t that “dire” and expressing confidence he’d be able to make deals with Democrats if they win.

He told Fox News’ Laura Ingraham that, if Democrats win control of Congress, he doesn’t think it will affect his legacy.

“Look, I'm campaigning for other people. When you say my legacy, I'll be a block. I'll end up being a blocker. I'll block all their bad stuff for two years,” he said.

‘It won't be the same, but I'll be a blocker. What can I tell you? And probably be able to make deals with them. You know, they're going to want some stuff, and we'll get you'll make deals. I mean, it's one of those things. So, it's not as dire.”

When asked if he’d be out campaigning hard the next few months, Trump said “no,” adding the hardest he ever campaigned was the 2024 election, which he won.

‘The hardest I ever campaigned because I had to win was the last. I took four months, no empty days, no empty hours,” he said.

President Trump defended his plan to give $5,000 checks to Americans after the election if Republicans keep control of Congress, arguing it won’t cause the country to go into debt because the money will be remade.

“We're going to take care of the $40 trillion over a period of time through growth. We're growing at a faster rate than we've ever grown before. You get that more than most others,” he told Fox News’ Laura Ingraham.

And when she told him he was being accused of buying the election and asked why he didn’t just hand out the checks now, Trump shrugged it off. 

“Because the Democrats can't do it, because with them, it's negative growth. With us, it's so positive. So we're taking in $21 trillion,” he said. "No country's ever taken in anywhere near that. It's four or five times higher than the next. All because of that beautiful word that you and I love more than most others, tariffs.”

The president said he’s spoken to Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Speaker Mike Johnson about his proposal but added he may not need congressional approval to send out the rebates.

“I do speak to them. We can do it. A lot of people think I don't even need congressional approval because we have made so much money,” he said.

DALLAS — Republicans held an observance ceremony to mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

They played a video montage recapping the attack and praising the first responders who scrambled in response. Two beams of light were shone near the stage to represent the Twin Towers.

President Trump's favorite opera singer, Christopher Macchio, performed "Ave Maria." Then service members in the audience were encouraged to stand and be recognized.