The presidential candidate claims a CBDC will allow the government to know about any single transaction a citizen makes, which will lead to blackmail or pressure.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the first presidential candidate to accept Bitcoin for campaign donations, joins his competitor, Donald Trump, in promising to fight the development of a central bank digital currency in the United States.
On Jan. 24, Kennedy posted a fragment of his media appearance on X discussing the threats of a central bank digital currency (CBDC). In his post, the presidential candidate calls it a part of a discussion with Joseph Mercola, a proponent of alternative medicine, who promoted “alternative remedies” for COVID-19. Mercola hosts a podcast called Take Control Over Your Health.
In a one-minute video, Kennedy claims a CBDC will allow the government to know about any single transaction a citizen makes, which will lead to blackmail or pressure and adds:
