Robert F. Kennedy Jr. explained “what MAGA really means” in a social media post just two days after he suspended his independent presidential campaign and endorsed former President Donald Trump.

Kennedy explained that while there were many Democrats who claimed “MAGA” was a call for a return to an America that treated women and minorities as second-class citizens, he believed it was about returning the country to a place of optimism, vitality, and respect.

What “MAGA” really means

The phrase has troubled liberals who think it is a call for a return to an America before civil rights, gay rights, and women’s rights. But I have a more generous interpretation, one that is truer to my experience of Donald Trump as he is today. “Make…

— Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) August 25, 2024

“What ‘MAGA’ really means,” Kennedy posted. “The phrase has troubled liberals who think it is a call for a return to an America before civil rights, gay rights, and women’s rights. But I have a more generous interpretation, one that is truer to my experience of Donald Trump as he is today.”

“‘Make America Great Again’ recalls a nation brimming with vitality, with a can-do spirit, with hope and a belief in itself. It was an America that was beginning to confront its darker shadows, could acknowledge the injustice in its past and present, yet at the same time could celebrate its successes,” he continued. “It was a nation of broad prosperity, the world’s most vibrant middle class, and an idealistic belief (though not consistently applied) in freedom, justice, and democracy.”

“It was a nation that led the world in innovation, productivity, and technology. And it was the healthiest country in the world,” he concluded. “I have talked to many Trump supporters. I have talked with his inner circle. I have talked to the man himself. This is the America they want to restore.”

Kennedy announced on Friday that he planned to remain on the ballot in states that were solidly either red or blue so that people could vote for him if they wanted to voice their displeasure in both Republicans and Democrats. In swing states, where he felt his presence on the ballot could ultimately help Vice President Kamala Harris in her bid for the White House, he said that he was withdrawing his name from the ballot and hoping that people would join him in supporting Trump over Harris.

Senator JD Vance (R-OH) fired right back when “Meet the Press” anchor Kristen Welker attempted to defend Vice President Kamala Harris on her role in tackling the illegal immigration crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Vance joined Welker for Sunday morning’s broadcast, and in a wide-ranging interview addressed the fact that millions of illegal aliens had flooded across the border since Harris — dubbed the “border czar” by multiple media outlets at the time — was charged with determining the “root causes of migration” in order to mitigate the crisis.

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JD Vance: Whatever the number is, it’s way too high. Millions upon millions of illegals have come in since Kamala became border czar.

Welker: She was put in charge of the root causes of migration.

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— Kevin Dalton (@TheKevinDalton) August 25, 2024

“Well, we have to start with the foundational issue here, which is we have 25 million illegal aliens in this country right now because Kamala Harris has refused to do her job,” Vance began.

Welker pushed back, saying, “I have, very quickly, DHS says it’s much lower, it’s closer to eight million. Where do you get the 25 million from?”

“Well, I think the 25 million are the people that should’ve been deported that maybe weren’t deported, plus you add another 12 to 15 million that have come in since Kamala Harris. Look, whatever the number is —” Vance tried again.

“DHS disputes that number, for the record. They say it’s closer to eight to ten million, but please continue,” Welker repeated her objection.

“Fair, but I think there are reasons to think that DHS is underestimating. Whatever the number is, it’s way too high, right?” Vance said of the ongoing crisis. “It’s millions upon millions of illegal immigrants that have come in just since Kamala became border czar a few years ago. The first thing —”

“She was put in charge of the root causes of migration,” Welker interrupted.

“Well, the root cause of migration, I would say, Kristen, is that Kamala Harris refuses to do her job as Border Czar,” Vance shot back.