PANews reported on August 24 that according to Lianhe Zaobao, independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that he would give up his candidacy and support former president and Republican presidential candidate Trump. Bloomberg reported that Kennedy said in the swing state of Arizona on August 23: "Under the ruthless and systematic review, I no longer believe that I can win the election." In his speech, he criticized the Democratic Party at length, saying that the political system is unfair to independent candidates. Trump said at a tax policy event that afternoon: "We just received very good news that Robert Kennedy Jr. announced his support for me."