Former Independent presidential contender Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Tuesday that former President Donald Trump, whom he endorsed last week after dropping out of the race, has tasked him with helping pick people who will help run a new administration should the 45th president become the 47th president.

During an interview with indy journalist Tucker Carlson, the former Fox News star asked Kennedy what he would be doing “from now until election day” after endorsing Trump. Kennedy said, “I’m gonna work to get him elected, and, you know, I’m working with the campaign. We’re working on policy issues together.”

“I’ve been asked to go on to the transition team and, you know, to help pick the pick who will be running the government, and I’m looking forward to that,” before he added: “I’m gonna fight. I don’t know what would happen to me if we lose.”

“What happens, if he loses, to you?” Carlson pressed, to which Kennedy replied, “I never really think about that. What I think is, okay, here’s what I gotta do today, and you know, get up every day and say, ‘Reporting for duty, sir,’ and then go do that.”

He added: “You know, nothing’s a crisis, everything’s a task, right? So that’s what I’m gonna be. Kind of a happy warrior. I know what I have to do, so I’m gonna do it.”

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In the same interview, Kennedy told Carlson that although he would be interested in serving as Trump’s CIA director, he believes he would never secure Senate confirmation for the position.

After Carlson asked whether he would take the position, Kennedy responded, “Yes, I would, but I would never get Senate confirmation. As you know, the intelligence agencies are protected by very, very powerful committees in the Senate and the House that are all read into the project, and the people who serve on those committees are people who would, you know, they would not– they’re safeguarding that directorship, and I would be very, very dangerous for those committees.”

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When Bobby Kennedy endorsed Donald Trump last week, he burned his boats. There’s no turning back for him, or for American politics. Here’s his first interview since that happened.

(0:42) RFK Jr. Endorsing Donald Trump
(11:26) Censorship and Pavel Durov’s Arrest
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— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) August 26, 2024

Earlier this week, a federal judge ruled that RFK Jr. can proceed with a lawsuit against the Biden administration, alleging social media censorship of his organization, Children’s Health Defense, which raises concerns about vaccine safety.

“The Court finds that Kennedy is likely to succeed on his claim that suppression of content posted was caused by actions of Government Defendants, and there is a substantial risk that he will suffer similar injury in the near future,” U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty in Louisiana said in his ruling.

The lawsuit asserts that the government pressured social media giants like Facebook, X, and YouTube to censor content it deemed as misinformation.

The Children’s Health Defense, which Kennedy founded, says its mission is “ending childhood health epidemics by eliminating toxic exposure.”

Critics label the charity as “anti-vaccine,” while the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) maintains that vaccines, including the COVID-19 vaccine, are “safe and effective,” according to Fox News.

“Judge Terry Doughty carefully and clearly analyzed the law and facts and applied the framework from the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Murthy v. Missouri regarding standing,” CHD general counsel Kim Rosenberg said after the ruling, referring to a similar case brought against the government. “The court also firmly found in plaintiffs’ favor that plaintiffs had not waived — and indeed had affirmatively raised — direct censorship claims in addition to listener claims.”

The Republican attorneys general of Missouri and Louisiana filed Murphy v. Missouri, alleging that the Biden administration had pressured social media companies to censor particular content.