Former NBA Coach Stan Van Gundy Claims Aaron Rodgers Being Floated as VP Candidate ‘Emphasizes What a Clown [RFK Jr.] Has Become’

Ex-NBA head coach Stan Van Gundy called Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a “clown” in response to the news that he’s considering Aaron Rodgers as his vice president.

Kennedy’s campaign confirmed on Tuesday that Rodgers is on the independent presidential candidate’s shortlist of potential running mates. Rodgers has spoken glowingly of Kennedy in the past and once floated the idea of joining him in a debate about the Covid-19 vaccine.

Appearing on The Dan Le Batard Show, Van Gundy said he wasn’t surprised considering his current view of Kennedy.

“I just think it really emphasizes what a clown Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has become,” Van Gundy said. “I mean, this guy was one of the preeminent environmental lawyers in the country doing some good work, and then he went off the rails as an anti-vax person — and not just anti-Covid vaccinations. This is one of the idiots who spreads misinformation about vaccinations everywhere.

“His entire family has disavowed him as a political candidate. He’s an embarrassment to an iconic political family, albeit with their own — they have a lot of problems throughout the family on some personal things, but an iconic political family who all just want us to ignore this guy. This is a joke.”

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