RFK Jr. campaign 'looking at' joining forces with Trump, running mate Shanahan says

• The independent presidential campaign of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is considering abandoning his quest for the White House to "join forces" with Republican nominee Donald Trump, Kennedy's running mate Nicole Shanahan says in a new interview.
• Shanahan said the campaign is also considering remaining in the contest to try to win more than 5% of the popular vote and "establish ourselves" as a third-party alternative to the Republican and Democratic parties, and build on that ballot access for the 2028 election.
• Shanahan's comment came as Vice President Kamala Harris is set to accept the Democratic presidential nomination in Chicago later this week.

The independent presidential campaign of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is considering abandoning his quest for the White House to "join forces" with Republican nominee Donald Trump, Kennedy's running mate Nicole Shanahan says in a new interview posted online Tuesday.

Shanahan said the campaign is also considering remaining in the contest to try to win more than 5% of the popular vote and "establish ourselves" as a third-party alternative to the Republican and Democratic parties, and build on that ballot access for the 2028 election.

"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 presidencybecause we draw votes from Trump, or we draw somehow more votes from Trump," Shanahan said in the interview on the "Impact Theory" podcast.

"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," Shanahan told interviewer Tom Bilyeu.

"Not easy, not an easy decision," the attorney and entrepreneur added.

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