Nicole Shanahan, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s running mate, addresses reports they may halt their 2024 campaign and endorse former President Donald Trump.
Shanahan praised RFK Jr. and slammed Democrats Tuesday and said she “fully supports” a role for Kennedy in a future Trump administration.
The attorney and entrepreneur appeared on “Fox News @ Night,” where she was asked if the Kennedy-Shanahan ticket would remain in the race. This follows news-making remarks that they may abandon their campaign and throw their support behind former President Trump.
“It’s Bobby’s decision. I came into this, supporting him wholeheartedly to win this election. I have to say there’s only one party that has obstructed a fair election for us, and unfortunately, it was the Democratic Party,” said Shanahan to Trace Gallagher.
“They’ve done everything they can, including creating PACs to prevent us from being able to have ballot access,” she added.
Shanahan made news by suggesting Kennedy could “join forces with Donald Trump” to prevent Vice President Kamala Harris from winning when speaking about the situation on the “Impact Theory” podcast. Gallagher asked her to elaborate further on the comment.
“Well, this idea of a unity party and the idea of coming around these principles, of fighting together for liberty in this country, of fighting for our children’s health. We have the worst chronic health problem in the world right now. Over 50 percent are diagnosed with some kind of chronic disease. This is unconscionable, and we are willing to work with anyone sincere in their endeavor to fix and address this issue,” she stated.
Shanahan: Would “fully support” a role for Kennedy in a Trump administration
Shanahan said she would “fully support” Kennedy’s role in a future Trump administration if the former president is sincere about issues important to her.
“I would fully support a strong partnership dedicated to this issue. Many people comment that in his first term, he didn’t accomplish many things that mothers really were hoping he would do, making some big mistakes around the pandemic.”
“However, I think he is sincere. I do,” said Shanahan.
She noted that it was a “tight race” between Trump and Harris, and she believed Kennedy could have prevailed under better circumstances.
“I wish that we had had a chance to debate. I wish that we had fair representation in the polls. I wish we had a chance to be on stage because had we, we likely would have won this election,” said Shanahan.
“To even be contemplating this, it’s tough. It’s a really hard decision, and we don’t come to this moment lightly,” Shanahan continued.
“We come to this moment because in every single decision we make, first and foremost we want to make sure we are representing the best interests of health and wellness, of young people, of future generations.”
