By remaining in the race, Kennedy is hurting the Republican nominee’s chances of winning, his vice presidential candidate admitted.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is weighing whether to end his third-party presidential campaign and endorse Donald Trump, his running mate, Nicole Shanahan, said on Tuesday.
With Kennedy struggling to get his name on the ballot in several key states and his campaign hemorrhaging money, Shanahan told the Impact Theory podcast on Tuesday that the former Democrat had come to a crossroads.
“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 [Tim] Walz presidency because we draw votes from Trump,” she said.
“Or we walk away, right now, and join forces with Donald Trump…and we explain to our base why we’re making this decision,” she continued, adding that the choice is “not easy.”
Kennedy announced last October that he would run for the presidency as an independent candidate, ending his bid to challenge President Joe Biden in the Democratic Party’s primary elections.
Vice President Kamala Harris, who replaced Biden atop the Democratic ticket last month, usually performs narrowly better against Trump in polls that include Kennedy, suggesting that Kennedy’s continued campaign poses more of a threat to the Republican. A composite of multiple polls compiled by RealClearPolitics currently shows Harris leading Trump by 46.4% to 44.9%, with Kennedy pulling in 4.5% of the vote and the Green party’s Jill Stein taking 1%.
In a social media post on Tuesday, Kennedy insisted that he is “willing to talk with leaders of any political party to further the goals I have served for 40 years in my career and in this campaign.”
These goals, he said, include “reversing the chronic disease epidemic, ending the war machine, cleaning corporate influence out of government and toxic pollution out of the environment, protecting freedom of speech, and ending politicization of enforcement agencies.”
Kennedy’s free speech advocacy and opposition to foreign wars are positions shared by Trump, while the former president has also complained at length about Biden’s apparent “weaponization” of the justice system against him. While Kennedy has spoken to Trump and Harris about potential endorsements, Shanahan said on Tuesday that she prefers Trump’s vision for the US.
“If we are splitting hairs, I would say that I trust the future of this county more under the leadership of Trump and the [Peter] Thiels and the J.D. Vances than I do right now under Harris and the Reid Hoffmans,” she said, referencing the Republican and Democratic parties’ most prominent Silicon Valley donors.
In a phone call leaked by Kennedy’s son last month, Trump encouraged the former Democrat to endorse his campaign, telling him “it would be so good for you.”
That would be amazing! good strategy to keep those horrible, hateful demonrats out – they are destroying the world!!!
The dream ticket of Trump, RFK Jr and Elon Musk.
Commie Kamala would not stand a chance, unless they cheat like its 2020.
I heard Trump thought that RFK would be suited in the role of Attorney General. If they were to win the election. “it would be so good for you.”
https://x.com/LMFireSystems1/status/1790669596208345265
What do Trump, RFK Jr and Elon have in common?
They all bow to Israel.
They will do as they are told. Just like Bush Snr, Clinton, Bush Jr, Obama and Biden.
Don’t you other commenters get it yet. Both parties are controlled. Trumps Republican mates will see to it.
It has become very clear there are no extremities the super rich are prepared to do. Take over other nation’s resources, either by negotiation or war. A war with nuclear armed nation’s.
It is insane to believe politicians like the US and UK allow violent people from less developed nations into their society, hotels, feed and give them money. Ignoring the cries to halt these imports. Arresting the protestors and putting them in prison.
Totally ignoring the evidence, the excess deaths caused by the mRNA are doing, have done. Ignoring the doctors and videos of the self-assembly mechanical things inside people’s bodies. Not taking the slightest interest in the fatty blockages in dead peoples veins.
Legislation for the police to use reasonable force to hold down citizens to be injected by health professionals who do not want to be injected.
Prosecuting Barry for showing the deaths rather than investigating them.
Turning the blue laser on Hawaii then not allowing the owners of their land to return and rebuild. Doing the same to Texas when they built walls to keep their borders closed.
A US president that can’t walk, string a sentence together yet acquiring a full sign-off from the chief medical officer from the armed forces. A man who touches little girls and sniffs their hair in full view. Presenting a number of fake people posing as president.
A VP who is silly as a chook who wants to talk about recipes and home living rather that the crisis on national TV.
This is not the normal behaviour you would expect from politicians who want to stay in government, serve the people who elect them.
Our own NZ government not meeting with the largest nation protest we have seen for many years.
Teaching sex using drag queens to 10 year olds in public schools.
There is much more you can add. I want to get to the point.
It’s the monetary system and private history of each politician that is controlling them.
These people are deep-rooted in governments around the world.
Trump may very well be the real deal. However, that will not make him unassailable to the ruling class for which we are all beheld. They even tried to shoot him dead. I note the gunman was silenced.
Fairly distressing to see our once lawful nation has fallen to this wicked regime.