Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Friday afternoon that he is not dropping out of the presidential race, rather he is suspending his campaign in certain battleground states.

“Last summer, it looked like no candidate was willing to negotiate a quick end to the Ukraine war, to tackle the chronic disease epidemic, to protect free speech and restore our Constitutional freedoms, to clean corporate influence out of government, or to defy the Neocons and their agenda of endless military adventurism,” said Kennedy. “But now, one of the two candidates has adopted these issues as his own, to the point where he has asked to enlist me in his administration to tackle those issues. I am speaking, of course, of Donald Trump.”

On Thursday, Kennedy filed paperwork to remove his name from the ballot in the state of Arizona. Earlier today, he withdrew his opposition to the challenge filed in Pennsylvania to his nomination papers which are required to appear on the Keystone State ballot.

“That is the spirit on which I ran my campaign, and that I intend to bring into the campaign of President Trump,” said Kennedy. “Instead of vitriol and polarization, I will appeal to the values that unite us, the goals we could achieve if only we weren’t at each others’ throats. The most unifying theme for all Americans is that we all love our children. If we all unite around this issue now, we will finally give them protection, the health, and the future that they deserve.”

“The more voters learned about RFK Jr. the less they liked him,” said Democratic National Committee Senior Advisor Mary Beth Cahill. “Donald Trump isn’t earning an endorsement that’s going to help build support, he’s inheriting the baggage of a failed fringe candidate. Good riddance.”

This story has been updated to include quotes from Kennedy and Cahill.