MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – The chair of Vermont’s Libertarian Party is speaking out about former President Donald Trump’s less-than-enthusiastic appearance last weekend at the party’s convention in Washington D.C.
Both Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. were there to ask for the party’s nomination but were instead greeted with boos from attendees.
Anne Lepeltier, a Vermont delegate who attended, says neither Republicans nor Democrats stand for Libertarian values and the fact that both candidates showed up indicates the importance of Libertarian voters.
“He wouldn’t have put himself in that position if we didn’t have something he wanted. At the end of the day, what we have — our votes — are more important to him than what he was offering us,” she said.
The party on Sunday ended up nominating activist Chase Oliver. Vermont currently has one sitting Libertarian lawmaker at the Vermont Statehouse, Rep. Jarrod Sammis, L-Castleton.