Robert F Kennedy Jr has filed election paperwork to run for US president in 2024 as a Democrat. The 69-year-old is the son of assassinated Senator Robert F Kennedy and nephew of President John F Kennedy. But his anti-vaccine views go back years and have provoked a strong backlash, including from his own family. His sister Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, brother Joseph P Kennedy II and niece Maeve Kennedy McKean said his views were "tragically wrong" and have "deadly consequences". Mr Kennedy has a voice disorder, spasmodic dysphonia, which affects the muscles in his voice box.

Source: The Star April 06, 2023 18:48 UTC