2024 Elections

At a fundraiser in Boston, the independent presidential candidate’s supporters welcomed the criticism from Trump and the DNC.

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks to supporters during a campaign event April 21, 2024, in Royal Oak, Michigan. | Jose Juarez/AP

By Lisa Kashinsky and Kelly Garrity

04/29/2024 11:07 PM EDT

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BOSTON — Donald Trump and the Democratic National Committee are hammering Robert F. Kennedy Jr. His supporters are thrilled.

As Kennedy raised money in a series of private events Monday inside the downtown Boston hotel where he launched his quixotic presidential bid just over a year ago, attendee after attendee said they were convinced the bipartisan pile-on would only aid the independent candidate.

“If Republicans and Democrats see him as a threat, that’s a good thing, because not a lot of people realize he’s running,” said Renata Letniowska, a Duxbury, Massachusetts, resident who was on hand for a portion of........

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