Independent US presidential candidate RFK Jr to drop out of race, ABC News reports

Independent U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr speaks at Bitcoin 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. July 26, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Wurm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Independent U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to drop out of the race by the end of the week and endorse Republican former President Donald Trump, ABC News reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed sources.

Kennedy's campaign announced earlier in the day that he would make an address to the nation on Friday in Arizona, where he will talk about "the present historical moment and his path forward."