Adam Walinsky (born 1937) is a lawyer who served in the

United States Department of Justice The United States Department of Justice (DOJ), also known as the Justice Department, is a federal executive department of the United States government tasked with the enforcement of federal law and administration of justice in the United State ...

and as a speechwriter for

Robert F. Kennedy Robert Francis Kennedy (November 20, 1925June 6, 1968), also known by his initials RFK and by the nickname Bobby, was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 64th United States Attorney General from January 1961 to September 1964, ...

. He had also been the 1970 nominee for

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by the

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. He criticized

Ira Stoll Ira Stoll (born 1972) is managing editor of ''Education Next'', an education policy journal based at the ''Harvard Kennedy School''. He is editor of FutureOfCapitalism.com, a columnist for the ''Algemeiner'', and he writes a column that appears a ...

's efforts to claim

John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK and the nickname Jack, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination ...

as a political conservative saying that Kennedy had moved to the Left near the end of his life. In 2016 he endorsed

Donald Trump Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pe ...

in large part due to concerns the

had become too supportive of war."I Was RFK's Speechwriter. Now I'm Voting for Trump. Here's Why."
''politico.com'', September 21, 2016

References

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