Is This the Pound of Flesh RFK Jr. Wanted? – HotAir

Earlier this week, the Washington rumor mill began swirling with reports that RFK Jr. would be dropping his independent presidential bid and tossing his endorsement to Donald Trump. On Friday, he did just that. At the time, I posed the first question that came to mind. What’s in this for Kennedy? After all, Kennedy and Trump (at least in his current, MAGA incarnation) are a rather odd pair of ducks politically who don’t share all that much in common. I first approached the question based on what most competing politicians look for when folding their cards and offering a high-profile endorsement. That would be a cabinet position of some sort, or at least a senior spot with the new president’s staff. But Kennedy doesn’t look like a great fit for either sort of role. But what if Trump was offering something entirely different behind the scenes? Perhaps something like this. While…