(Daily Wire) In an interview released on Tuesday, Nicole Shanahan, independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s running mate, said she and Kennedy have discussed joining forces with former President Donald Trump to prevent a Kamala Harris presidency.
“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 Karris and Walz presidency because we draw votes from Trump,” Shanahan on the Impact Theorypodcast, which was recorded on Monday. “Or we walk away right now and join forces with Donald Trump and you know, we walk away from that and we explain to our base why we’re making this decision,” Shanahan continued.
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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“Some polls suggest that the Democratic nominee, Vice President Harris, would be stronger against Trump in swing states when Kennedy is included as a candidate, as opposed to when Kennedy is not an option,” CNBC noted.
Last week, RFK Jr. posted a lengthy tweet on X stating he would not support Kamala Harris and had a plan to defeat her. He wrote:
