RFK Jr. officially launches presidential campaign

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., son of a late presidential candidate and nephew of the late President John F. Kennedy, officially launched a longshot campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, becoming the first Democrat to challenge President Biden's expected bid for re-election. Kennedy, who denounced vaccine and mask mandates during the pandemic, made the opening public appearance of his campaign in Boston, once the home turf of his politically powerful family. In a nearly two-hour speech, Kenney, 69, talked about his career as an environmental lawyer. He criticized Biden for his commitment to supporting Ukraine as it fights a Russian invasion. Kennedy also spoke against the coronavirus lockdown imposed early in the pandemic, when Donald Trump was president.