Disgraced political journalist Olivia Nuzzi advised now-Well being and Human Providers Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that he was “the very best candidate” for president throughout the 2024 marketing campaign — and even suggested him on what to put on for an occasion, in accordance with a purported “technique memo” she penned for him.
The jaw-dropping notice was revealed early Wednesday by Nuzzi’s former fiancé, Ryan Lizza, on his Telos Information substack as proof that she had, in his phrases “crossed the road from journalist to political operative” whereas partaking in an emotional affair with the Kennedy scion.
The rambling memo from Nuzzi, now 32, suggested Kennedy, now 71, on learn how to counter-program the June 27, 2024, debate between Donald Trump and then-President Joe Biden — which RFK Jr. had been barred from taking part in on account of poor polling.
“It sucks and it’s unfair that CNN and the most important events colluded to exclude you, however you need to take care of that actuality as it’s,” she wrote earlier than turning to the nuts and bolts.
“To not be all Naomi Wolf advising Al Gore, however I’d put on a (blue — in contrast to Gore, you’re a summer time) go well with and your customary skinny tie in order that these clips obtain the identical factor aesthetically that your precise presence on the debate would obtain when it comes to signaling each plausibility and a distinction … . The takeaway ought to be that you’re Rocky whereas the opposite candidates are Rocky and Bullwinkle.”
What we learn about Olivia Nuzzi’s relationship with RFK Jr.
- New York journal’s star political correspondent Olivia Nuzzi was positioned on depart over an alleged ‘sexting’ relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- The reporter admitted to a non-physical “private relationship” with Kennedy scion.
- Nuzzi, 31, penned a profile on Kennedy, 70, that was revealed in November 2023, and someday after that, the 2 reportedly started their alleged fling.
- Nuzzi’s fiancé, Politico correspondent Ryan Lizza, introduced the couple had ended their engagement on Friday.
Later within the memo, Nuzzi recommended that Kennedy give an unique interview about his debate evening plans to Fox Information, with primetime host Jesse Watters her “first alternative.”
“If he doesn’t go for it, I’d neglect primetime and provide it to ‘Fox & Pals,’ ‘The 5,’ or ‘Outnumbered,’” she mentioned. “If Fox turns it down, I’d provide it to Piers [Morgan] at the side of the Day by day Mail, with an settlement about how lengthy the story should keep on their homepage, and since they’ve British media ethics you possibly can in all probability dictate — fastidiously — different phrases concerning the tenor of the story. In the event that they flip it down, which they received’t, as they love any excuse to make use of the “EXCLUSIVE” banner, Newsmax or Information Nation as a final resort.”
Nuzzi concluded the memo with a last message of help to her paramour: “You’re the finest candidate, and the individuals who already know that got here to that perception as a result of they respect you and your concepts. Focus in your concepts. Simply as what’s finest for the nation, finest what it’s best to do in your marketing campaign, and no matter you resolve, you’ll be nice.
“I really like you,” she added, affixing coronary heart and kissing lips emojis on the finish.
