Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pulls out of Moms for Liberty conference days before speech
Barnini Chakraborty
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a Democratic presidential candidate challenging President Joe Biden for the nomination, has pulled out of a speaking event at this week’s controversial Moms for Liberty summit in Philadelphia.
The group’s co-founder, Tiffany Justice, said Tuesday that even though the Kennedy camp confirmed his appearance a week ago and that Moms for Liberty had hyped up his appearance, Kennedy informed the influential group of conservative mothers that “his schedule changed and he can no longer speak at our summit.”
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Kennedy, the namesake of one of America’s most famous political dynasties, has endeared himself to some conservatives with his anti-vaccine messages and harsh criticism of Biden’s immigration policies. He’s also grabbed headlines for comparing mask mandates to “Hitler’s Germany” and raised more than a few eyebrows when he claimed chemicals in water were making frogs gay and children transgender. Kennedy, whose name had once been floated for a spot in former President Barack Obama’s administration, seemed to have found his groove in some conservative circles.
He had been slated to join former President Donald Trump, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), Vivek Ramaswamy, and more at the three-day conference that will bring together hundreds of like-minded people across the country to hear pitches from presidential contenders. Conference attendees will also participate in workshops intended to teach them how to mobilize their voting power and push for conservative policies in education.
Moms for Liberty was founded in 2021 and has led the recent culture war against school boards. They’ve shown up at meetings, raged against books that reference race and gender identity, and have accused public school teachers of trying to indoctrinate students.
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The founders are also all current or former school board members in Florida who were opposed to student mask and quarantine policies during the COVID-19 pandemic. In two years, the women have turned their once-modest nonprofit group into one of the most powerful organizations that cater to conservative policies. The group has more than 120,000 active members in 285 chapters across 44 states and is growing every day. Their largest chapter is in Florida. Their second-largest is in Pennsylvania.
Moms for Liberty has been on the receiving end of weeks of protests by multiple organizations that claim Moms for Liberty is nothing more than a far-right, well-funded, racist cabal that pushes exclusionary policies.