Robert Kennedy Jr.'s running mate suggests ticket may drop out, join forces with Trump to stop Harris
'Is the risk of a Harris-Walz presidency worth us staying in?' Nicole Shanahan asked
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s running mate, Nicole Shanahan said their campaign is considering dropping out and supporting former President Trump to avoid a Kamala Harris presidency.
"We are taking a very serious look at making sure that the people that have corrupted our fair and free democracy do not end up in office," she said on an episode of the "Impact Theory" podcast posted Tuesday.
The entrepreneur and attorney admitted there are two paths for the RFK campaign to go down, one being to stay in the race and create more legitimacy for independent presidential candidates, or to suspend its run and endorse Trump, which could give him the lift he needs to beat Harris in November.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"Is the risk of a Harris-Walz presidency worth us staying in?" she asked podcast host Tom Bilyeu.
BIDEN SAYS HARRIS 'NOT GOING TO' DISTANCE HERSELF FROM HIS ECONOMIC POLICIES
Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s running mate Nicole Shanahan, recently announced that their campaign is considering dropping out and endorsing former President Trump to lower risk that Vice President Harris becomes president. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
The tech entrepreneur discussed claims that Kennedy Jr. is a "spoiler candidate," telling the host that she put "tens of millions of dollars" into the campaign to win the presidency. "We didn’t want to be a spoiler. We wanted to win. We wanted a fair shot."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}However, she accused the DNC of sabotage.
"They have banned us, shadow-banned us, kept us off stages, manipulated polls, used lawfare against us, sued us in every possible state, they’ve even planted insiders into our campaign to disrupt it and to create actual legal issues for us," she said.
A former Democratic donor, she added she is "so disappointed" she ever helped the Democratic Party.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}RFK JR. DISQUALIFIED FROM NEW YORK BALLOT, USED 'SHAM' ADDRESS FOR RESIDENCY, JUDGE RULES
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during the Freedom Fest at the Caesars Forum Conference Center in Las Vegas. ( (Daniel Jacobi II/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Tribune News Service via Getty Images))
"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 Walz presidency because we draw votes from Trump, we draw somehow more votes from Trump. Or we walk away right now and join forces with Donald Trump and, you know, we walk away from that and explain to our base why we’re making this decision," she said.
"Not an easy decision," Shanahan added.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Washington Post reported earlier this month that Kennedy Jr. reached out to Harris' team to discuss the possibility of working inside a future Cabinet. However, the candidate denied the report during a recent livestream town hall event.
"That's fake news," he said last week, adding, "I didn't ask Kamala Harris for a Cabinet position, but I've reached out to all the candidates. I've met with some."
Shanahan denied the report during the podcast as well, stating, "Those are the MSN [mainstream news] just taking something and spinning in a way that makes, you know, their chosen political group look good. Fake news."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Harris campaign did not immediately reply to Fox News Digital's requests for comment. When asked for comment, the Trump campaign mentioned the former President's interview on Tuesday with CNN in which he called Kennedy Jr. "a very smart guy."