Former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is sitting for an interview with the publisher of the New York Sun, Dovid Efune, to discuss his policy goals, the state of the 2024 race, and his relationship with President Trump. He says that his successes as a candidate came from his engagement with “new media” like podcasts, which he likened to his uncle’s use of the television during the 1960 campaign. 

“I was censored almost completely. … I was effectively shut out,” he said, describing mainstream media characterizations of him as “fabrications” and “defamations.”

But, he added, his polling successes came when Gen Z and Millennials heard him on podcasts. 

“I was kind of a darling on those networks,” he said. “I had the affection of most of the networks and most of the liberal media.” Mr. Kennedy added that one of the reasons he felt he needed to run for president this year was because he had been “censored” by the mainstream media and social media companies for his views about vaccines.

“I found a real niche in these long form interviews,” Mr. Kennedy said, referring to independent podcasts hosted by the likes of Joe Rogan and Jordan Peterson. 

“The people I could not put a dent in is Baby Boomers” because he “could not reach them” where they were consuming media, namely print legacy papers and cable news. “I wouldn’t vote for myself” had he gotten his news from those outlets, he joked. 

Mr. Kennedy dropped his independent presidential bid in August, after he failed to gain steam in enough states to come within range of 270 Electoral College votes. He has blamed Democrats for a bevy of lawsuits that were aimed at keeping him off of state ballots, which in turn led him to be denied entry to this year’s presidential debates. 

The Kennedy scion recently launched his “Make America Healthy Again” movement, which has included Mr. Kennedy and his former running mate, Nicole Shanahan, appearing for a number of interviews in recent weeks to discuss what they describe as the capture of the bureaucratic state by corporate interests. Mr. Kennedy has said he would be a key advisor to Trump on issues related to pharmaceutical and agricultural regulation, which he says have contributed to the poisoning of America’s youth. 

Mr. Kennedy has kept up a busy schedule across the country, stumping for Trump and issues he cares about. Just on Monday afternoon, he sat for an interview with Phil McGraw, more famously known as Dr. Phil. On Sunday, Mr. Kennedy spoke at the “Rescue the Republic” event alongside famous academics, actors, musicians, and comedians. 

“You deserve a President of the United States [who] is gonna protect our children,” Mr. Kennedy said at the rally. “You need to go to the polls and get your friends there and get Donald Trump and me into Washington, D.C.!”