RFK Jr.'s onetime climate allies don't want him to be president

RFK Jr.'s former colleagues at the Natural Resources Defense Council, a climate activist group, are calling on him to drop out of the race. RFK's onetime allies are calling for him to quit the race to be president. The environment is toxic for environmental activists and climate activists.

Independent presidential candidate RFK Jr. has run on a pro-environmental policy platform, leveraging his decades of experience as an environmental lawyer. Dozens of his former colleagues have come out in an ad expected to air Sunday in six key swing states, urging him to drop out of the 2024 race to "honor our planet"

Environmental groups are calling for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to drop out of the presidential race. They say he will increase the chances former President Donald Trump is reelected. Kennedy's onetime allies say he's a candidate who will increase chances of former President Trump re-election.

Nearly 50 leaders and activists who worked with Kennedy at an environmental nonprofit group will run ads calling on him to “Honor our planet, drop out” Mr. Kennedy's environmental colleagues will run the ads calling for him to drop out of the presidential race. The ads will be aired on air on PBS stations from 9 p.m. ET.