Kennedy VP Shanahan: Campaign mulling withdrawal, Trump endorsement

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr's running mate, Nicole Shanahan, has stated that the campaign is exploring a potential withdrawal from the race in favor of endorsing former President Donald Trump.

“There’s two options that we're looking at and one is staying in, forming that new party, but we run the risk of a Kamala Harris and Waltz presidency because we draw more votes from Trump," she said. "Or we walk away right now and join forces with with Donald Trump and explain to our base why we're making this decision.”

Shanahan made the remarks during an appearance on Impact Theory.

Reports emerged this month that Kennedy had approached the Harris campaign about endorsing her in exchange for a cabinet position, which the Kennedy campaign denied. Kennedy previously met with Trump in the wake of an assassination attempt against him and video footage leaked of an exchange in which Trump appeared to signal openness to working with Kennedy in some capacity.

RFK’s VP Nicole Shanahan says they are debating whether to stay in the race or drop out and join forces with Trump:



“There’s two options that we're looking at and one is staying in, forming that new party, but we run the risk of a Kamala Harris and Waltz presidency because we… pic.twitter.com/O3HrLbbCLO

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